It's Mines

The topic of whether or not homosexuals should be allowed to get married has been on the tongues of many people over the past several years; with the conversation taking on a new element of speed lately.

There are many opinions from both sides based strictly on feeling or emotion from both sides of the fence.

However, I have yet to find an argument against why homosexuals should not be allowed to get married based in fact or even a just argument in which someone hides behind the Bible.

As some may remember, some months ago I explained my beliefs and within that explanation I brought up the fact that the Bible is an incomplete book in which the “founding fathers” of Christianity pick and choose the books to be included – excluding other Gospels written all together.

This has been proven from the finding of at least five of the “lost gospels” and in the very history of Christianity as an organized belief base.

Then there is also the fact that quite often one word translated into many different languages can mean many different things once converted.

This brings me to the irritation I get when someone tries to hide behind God and God’s word to justify their opinion – which as I have pointed out not based in fact.

(Go ahead I encourage you to look into this yourself.)

This all leads me to believe the argument of homosexuality being against God, therefore marriage should not be allowed, seems to be a weak argument.

Besides, doesn’t Jesus encourage people to not pass judgment or be intolerant, especially to the point of being discriminatory?

Did Jesus not take in the outcast of his time?

Not that homosexuals are outcast in my book, but I am seeing more and more just how outcast they are, even from people who claim to accept “their way of life”.

Personally, I don’t care nor do I feel it is my place to tell someone, no matter who they are, how to live their life, if I don’t agree with it I keep to myself.

However, I tend to not agree with actual life styles that are harming others - like meth users.

Then there is my favorite reminder to those who misuse the word of God to further their hate, the KKK and other hate groups did the same and it didn’t make them any more right than it makes the cowards hiding behind God now.

And the KKK could sight Bible passages to justify why whites should stick to “their own kind” and other races should do the same, in their eyes anything outside of that was blasphemy.

My how ideology in that regard has changed!

And then there is the argument that marriage is a holy sacrament….wow where do I begin here?

Marriage was introduced into the human population as a special ceremony far before Christianity was formed, and far before it was a “sacred sacrament” performed within a church or by a clergy member, therefore how is this even an argument to be had either?

As a matter of fact, when you look up the origins of marriage there were several different kinds of marriages to be found in its roots, from group marriages to men raiding another village for mates/wives to have broods, but none the less a marriage.

And let’s not forget my favorite reminder of how marriage has both come along and evolved, we no longer trade/sell our daughters for cattle, land or other “riches”.

(I love that argument and have my sister to thank for always bringing it up.)

Nor do most countries still have arranged marriages based upon what is right for the whole family - there are still countries that participate in this religious and cultural rite, but not as many as there used to be.

How about when women used to be seen as a man’s property once they were married to them…because the Bible said we (women) have to obey our husbands.

Ha!

That has changed greatly, and these things have changed not because the Bible changed or God changed but because we (as a society) realized maybe that wasn’t what God meant- after all any religion followed is nothing more than the interpretation of what a group of people decided God was saying.

We have realized women are not less than men, we are equal.

We have realized people of different cultural backgrounds should be allowed to marry, for love has no color preference.

So when are we going to realize that love can also be blind to gender, and that marriage is not a right we should only give to some people but is deserving of any person(s) who wishes to participate in such a beautiful commitment?

When are people going to stop using God as a way to perpetuate their own hate?

Personally, I think God would be upset and disgusted by the use of the Word being used in such a negative way.

Peace and love be upon all of you!

Until next time, love abundantly, laugh heartily and know you are never alone!

Contact Tina Mines at [email protected].