This is just how I see it.

Some people are saying that the 26th was historical. They say it was a huge moment and a giant step.

I’m inclined to agree with them.

Friday means movie night!!

Okay but seriously…
Yes, this whole marriage legalization for homosexual individuals is kind of a big deal. After all, it’s a pretty big change.
As is custom with any decision, big or small, there will be people who are so excited that they absolutely don’t know what to do with themselves. There will also be people who are so completely against the choice who absolutely hate it. And let’s not forget the peoople who honestly just don’t care.
So here’s the deal. I’m not gonna be doing the whole “I’m unfriending/unfollowing/blocking you if you believe differently than I do” thing mostly because I know that a lot of people I know and love will disagree with me very strongly.

Even though what they believe is important to me, I can’t agreee with them just because I love them. That doesn’t mean I love them less, it just means I have different beliefs pertaining to this particular matter. I don’t think of them any differently for believing differently just as I hope they don’t think of me any differently.

That said, I feel the need to express my opinions and beliefs here today. If you are sensitive, I might advise you to stop reading. If you know you’ll hate me for disagreeing with you, I might advise that you also stop reading on the off chance that I might clash with your thoughts.

(Translation: This is a touchy subject. If you’re a touchy person, you’ll wanna go.)

If you’re still reading this, you’ve been warned as best as I know how.

I believe in gay marriage. Yep, I said it. I’m the daughter of a methodist preacher and I’m a christian. I believe in gay marriage.

Here’s the deal. If I happen to get married one day, I don’t want someoene I don’t know or even someone I do know telling me who I can and can’t marry. Not to say that I’m gay. But if I pick a guy and we decide to get married, I don’t want to hear someone I don’t know telling me what horrible people we are. It’s not thier place. It won’t change their life a bit.

Now, seeing it that way, if two guys want to get married, why shouldn’t they? Because it goes against what you believe?
That’s like me saying that you can’t eat chicken because I’m a vegetarian. You can’t eat cabbage because it goes against my releigion.
What?? That’s kinda the whole point of freedom of religion. You believe what you want and I’ll believe what I want. So if two girls want to marry each other, what gives you the right to deny them that?

My huge, nuclear, extended, and adopted family loves me very much and wants the best for me. If I bring someone home, I want them to tell me what they like and dislike about the person, not whether or not I’m allowed to see them.
I love my family very much but it’s simply not their place. That’s a job for my parents that I don’t really like. However, I’m underage and still living under their roof so I would understand if they told me I wasn’t allowed to date someone. I might not like it, but that’s how it is.
But, once I’m living on my own and supporting myself, I should hope I’m allowed to make my own decisions when it comes to my relationships.

Is that not the basic request of most people? Isn’t that what you’d like? I want to find the person I love truly and wholey.
Now, if I dig back to my Murray days, I can rememeber the one rule that they absolutely pounded into our heads. The golden rule. I always wished it was made of gold. Alas, it was just black ink on a wooden ruler.
But the main thing is that it’s hugely important and so many people overlook it just because it’s not literally golden.

Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Do you want someone judging you for who you love? Do you want people calling you horrible things based on who you love? Do you want people deciding how you have to live your life and who you have to love?
Why is this happening in our world today?
If the trending hashtag is #LoveWins then why is there so much hatred surrounding the topic? Why do people hate that other people are loving each other?

My work with this post is currently done.
Open to the discussion of any unclear points I may have made.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

As always, much love!
xx becca