When I first read the title of this article, “A Reconciliation on Gay Marriage”, I was hoping and expecting for the settle down of the gay-marriage issue finally; more specifically, I was expecting for a legalization of gay marriages or acknowledging same-sex marriage. But the article was more of suggesting that “We take very different positions on gay marriage. We have debates on the subject”. The article concentrates on how to corporate two extreme sides of treating the same-sex marriage: pros and cons.
The authors, Blankenhorn and Rauch, mention that although many people have disagreements on the merits of gay marriage, they agree on two facts; first, “most gay and lesbian Americans feel they deserve legal marriage” and second, “many religious groups are opposed to same-sex unions”. I, as a Christian who goes to church every Sunday, personally am pro-same sex unions. I think people are so selfish and egoistic to bother others’ preference in love. It is possible for a man to love different sex, and why not same sex? Of course, same thing applies for women. I think forbidding the same-sex marriage is the same as restricting one’s freedom of speech and expression. The federal government or any other groups of people do not have rights to judge gay marriage as crime. I was also shocked when I learned “Barack Obama and most other Democratic presidential candidates opposed gay marriage and most Americans continue to oppose it.” I was disappointed to see how people are yet stubborn and prejudiced to acknowledge equal rights and that we are equal human beings no matter what we prefer, look like, and who we love.
Also, I felt sympathy for gays and lesbians because they have nowhere to rely on when they are oppressed by the community; “most gays are opposed to the idea that religious organizations could treat same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples differently, without fear of being penalized by the government.” Most people rely on their belief in religion and become relieved by the study of their religion but gays and lesbians are not able to experience that relief. I really hope that “if religious exemptions can be made to work for as vexed a moral issue as abortion, same-sex marriage should be manageable, once reasonable people of good will put their heads together.” People are not interested enough in supporting gay marriage so that it does not seem to be settled down near in the future.
While not clinging to extreme sides, we need to respect each other’s opinions about why they support or oppose same-sex marriage. When a reasonable accommodation on a tough issue seems possible, both sides should have the courage to explore it.
The authors, Blankenhorn and Rauch, mention that although many people have disagreements on the merits of gay marriage, they agree on two facts; first, “most gay and lesbian Americans feel they deserve legal marriage” and second, “many religious groups are opposed to same-sex unions”. I, as a Christian who goes to church every Sunday, personally am pro-same sex unions. I think people are so selfish and egoistic to bother others’ preference in love. It is possible for a man to love different sex, and why not same sex? Of course, same thing applies for women. I think forbidding the same-sex marriage is the same as restricting one’s freedom of speech and expression. The federal government or any other groups of people do not have rights to judge gay marriage as crime. I was also shocked when I learned “Barack Obama and most other Democratic presidential candidates opposed gay marriage and most Americans continue to oppose it.” I was disappointed to see how people are yet stubborn and prejudiced to acknowledge equal rights and that we are equal human beings no matter what we prefer, look like, and who we love.
Also, I felt sympathy for gays and lesbians because they have nowhere to rely on when they are oppressed by the community; “most gays are opposed to the idea that religious organizations could treat same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples differently, without fear of being penalized by the government.” Most people rely on their belief in religion and become relieved by the study of their religion but gays and lesbians are not able to experience that relief. I really hope that “if religious exemptions can be made to work for as vexed a moral issue as abortion, same-sex marriage should be manageable, once reasonable people of good will put their heads together.” People are not interested enough in supporting gay marriage so that it does not seem to be settled down near in the future.
While not clinging to extreme sides, we need to respect each other’s opinions about why they support or oppose same-sex marriage. When a reasonable accommodation on a tough issue seems possible, both sides should have the courage to explore it.
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