Proposition 8
In my humble opinion, the debate over Proposition 8 should not have been given another opportunity to reach the federal court of appeals in California.
I have both a gay uncle and a lesbian aunt that I love very much, which is why I would like to preface my background before initializing personal opinions and statements.
I believe that people should be able to choose who their sexual partners are and should even have the right to live with that person in a domestic partnership, but I do not believe that marriage can be defined as a homogenous relationship.
Our society is plagued by a large percentage of failed marriages and by adding the notion of same-sex marriage within our society, it begins to create a disconnect at an early age regarding children who are taught to view marriage in a certain way based upon society's definition.
The notion of gay marriage unsettles the idea of marriage between a man and a women, which breaks down marriage further and causes ambiguity within a definition that has been intact for thousands of years.
When looking at California as a whole, it was observed in the year 2000 that more than 61 percent of voters on Proposition 22 believed that marriage is defined as being between a man and a women.
This was overturned by a few key San Francisco judges who chose to legalize gay marriage, despite the beliefs of the people.
The main problem I have with the transformation of marriage into an idea that encompasses gay marriage is the redefinition of marriage as an institution.
Marriage has always been defined as being between a man and a woman.
Gays have the right to live their private lives in any fashion they please, but it seems wrong to redefine marriage for everyone else.
With this redefinition of marriage comes the reshaping of the public school system and ambiguity within an institution that is already in need of structure, not more complications.
These complications have begun because many people view this issue as a civil rights case, but in reality it is an attempt at reshaping a traditional and holy institution.
This institution is designed to prosper our world and provide structure from a family perspective.
Everyone has the right to choose who they date based upon gender, but reshaping the institution of marriage borders on unjust transformation.
Sources:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-21/prop-8-marriage-ban-appeal/53198460/1
http://www.protectmarriage.com/about/why
http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/past/2008/general/argu-rebut/argu-rebutt8.htm
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