The problem with the “Same Sex Marriage” debate is that we, as a society, have tied the word “marriage” to a legal existence. I submit that they are actually two entirely different entities. Marriage has direct ties to biblical scriptures and thus carries with it the oversight of God. When we take the same sex marriage debate out of the context of the Bible it really becomes a simple matter of equal rights within the eyes of the law.

If we were frame the arguments against same sex marriage today it would come down to a morality issue, or the belief of one system versus another. It is easy for people to object to the gay lifestyle because they personally find it objectionable in the context of their religious belief system. But if we were to extend that argument would Christians not find people of Islamic faith objectionable? And if so, then why are there no movements on the state and federal level to prohibit Islamic people from marrying? What about atheists?

States should therefore prohibit the term “marriage” from being assigned to the legal status of two individuals wishing to enter into a lifetime bond, and within that bond are the protections and rights afforded to everyone equally.

This debate is really about one thing: discrimination. If the laws of this land are permitted to create legal institutions of discrimination, then every person denied their equal rights should not have to pay taxes used to support those institutions.

One thing is certain — this is only the beginning. If we allow our elected representatives to commit this sort of unilateral action against an entire population, they will surely pass more laws and take more freedoms away from other groups in the future.

This video clip is from the upcoming movie “Heads or Tails”.

I am always amazed at the degree to which people will go to express their hatred for others, especially those that they do not know. This story is especially disturbing because it demonstrates not just an isolated case of bigotry, but that of an entire community’s lack of trust and understanding. What have we become when we systematically hate another so much that we act out that hate in a physical manner? And what have we become when we actually provide fertile ground for sowing hate?