Faith and Prop 8
POSTED AT 01:05 PM
Got this link from my flist. It's a blog entry discussing the merits (or non-merits?) of Proposition 8.
I'm not that keen on political/social events to I had to google for a few minutes and see what it is all about.
Now, after reading and while blogging this, two things hit me at once:
1. That if two of my closest male friends (or female friends) came up to me one day and said "We're getting married." I'd probably be stunned for a while, then throw a fit, hiss at how the word is so so unfair (read: why they have boyfriends and I do NOT), go into denial, depression and then after some time, realize that I love them and that I should be happy for them.
2. That I'm not really blogging about Proposition 8 itself but about faith.
See the above mentioned link posted about Proposition 8. The comments that followed after spiraled down into a long, boring debate about the Bible, Christianity, Catholicism and faith.
Faith, for me, is something personal. You cannot tell a person what, who or how to believe. You can't teach a child values, traditions and religion and expect him/her to do things like you do, just because you taught him about faith.
I believe that you can be a Christian and be against Proposition 8.
I also believe that you can be a Christian and be all for Proposition 8.
Just because I believe that two men or two women can be together doesn't mean I love my God less, does it?
Just because I believe that two men or two women can be together doesn't mean I love my family, my friends and all the other people less, does it?
In the end, I guess it all boils down to how you love. I salute these people who love in spite of the social restrictions, who fight against the norms just to be with the person they truly want in the world.
I believe that in this world, only a few people find true love.
And I believe that we should all cherish it, in whatever form it comes, since it's all too rare.
And I believe that this is what Faith is.
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