I haven't kept to my promise of keeping it less political this week ... and while I thought I would counter this post with a Photo Friday entry later today, I just checked and today's challenge is "Autumn" ... and sadly enough, I do not have anything in my 950+ photos on Flickr the approaches anything close to "Autumn"... ah, life in summer/"not summer" Phoenix!
Anyhow, the bad thing about the morning paper is that one tends to read it... well, first thing in the morning and before being sufficiently caffeinated. This particular letter in today's AZ Republic had my head spinning! I will protect the innocent/guilty by not posting this man's name and only hope that he was sending this letter to be "edited" vs. expressing a cogent argument/opinion. Likewise, I am not sure why this particular letter was published other than to illustrate the lack of logic we are up against. We join this letter already in progress...
Whether people admit it or not, this country was built on the foundation and principles of the Bible. It was also built on the principal that government not control what a religion wanted to follow, if any at all. No matter how much people want to take God out of these United States, we cannot let it happen.
Whether a person worships God, Allah, Buddha, or some other supreme being, or none at all, for this country to survive, the ability to allow that worship or non-worship must continue. No major religion that I am aware of allows the union in holy matrimony of same-sex couples.
Oy, I don't know where to start! I am mightily confused how non-worshipers or those allowed to follow no religion at all reconcile the fact that the country was built and who apparent survival rests on the principles of the Bible... which thus kinda sorta leaves out those who are worshiping Allah, Buddha or the uber-mysterious "other supreme being." And again, I am baffled by this continued belief that marriage is only something one does within religious confines. That church, synagouge, temple ceremony does not mean a whole lot without the piece of paper issued by the government.
Actually, "holy matrimony" sounds something that is sanctify-worthy and worth of being saved ... so I suggest those caught up on the whole "marriage" semanatics now be required get "holy matrimonied" (and we'll get started on the whole constitutional amendment banning divorce of those united in holy matrimony for the next election cycle)... the "holy" part satisfies all that Bible, keeping founding God principles/save the country stuff... and you'll have all the same rights and benefits of those of us who are married. Nothing wrong with that, right?
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