thankful#35

thankful#35: that i was raised to be accepting of all people regardless of gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation

there was a post on FOX 12 OREGON's facebook page today about whether or not we should "follow suit" with washington and legalize gay marriage --- while reading some of the comments people were leaving, i could just feel my blood starting to boil -- i don't understand, for a second, how people can be so intolerant and judgemental and feel good about what they are doing/saying/teaching/preaching -- i just don't understand why people feel the need to judge others so deeply -- fine if you don't agree with same-sex marriage -- fine if you think it's immoral for whatever reason -- but who are you to tell another person who they can and cannot love? why do you care if two men who love each other unconditionally are recognized as a married couple? how does that possible affect your life? how can it possibly be a negative thing for two loving women, in a committed relationship, to raise a child in a loving home where that child is taught love and acceptance of other people? what happened to love and commitment being the important factors in marriage and family? what happened to moving for equal rights for all human beings? why use religion as another basis for hatred? there is a reason church and state are supposed to be separate -- not all people belong to the same religion, not all people believe in the same god, not all people HAVE a religion or believe in ANY god -- should those people not have the same rights? if public schools can't teach religion, and people are hell-bent on keeping it that way, then why are some of those same people pushing to have their beliefs be held as governmental law?

live your life as a good person -- be kind -- treat people with respect even when they don't have the same beliefs as you -- don't hate --  and if you believe in a god, why not leave the judging to "him"?