Posted on 02/22/2012 12:01:42 PM PST by NoPinkos
Many of my fellow conservatives have an almost knee-jerk hostility toward gay marriage. This does not make sense, because same-sex unions promote the values conservatives prize. Marriage is one of the basic building blocks of our neighborhoods and our nation. At its best, it is a stable bond between two individuals who work to create a loving household and a social and economic partnership. We encourage couples to marry because the commitments they make to one another provide benefits not only to themselves but also to their families and communities. Marriage requires thinking beyond one's own needs. It transforms two individuals into a union based on shared aspirations, and in doing so establishes a formal investment in the well-being of society. The fact that individuals who happen to be gay want to share in this vital social institution is evidence that conservative ideals enjoy widespread acceptance. Conservatives should celebrate this, rather than lament it.
Legalizing same-sex marriage would also be a recognition of basic American principles, and would represent the culmination of our nation's commitment to equal rights. It is, some have said, the last major civil-rights milestone yet to be surpassed in our two-century struggle to attain the goals we set for this nation at its formation.
This bedrock American principle of equality is central to the political and legal convictions of Republicans, Democrats, liberals, and conservatives alike. The dream that became America began with the revolutionary concept expressed in the Declaration of Independence in words that are among the most noble and elegant ever written: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."...
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Just as a general rant regarding the so-called conservatives on this thread that seem enraptured with leftism....
I have found that purging every liberal/moderate ‘wannabee conservative’ from my life has resulted in such an improvement in my well being.
Friends? True friendship not possible with a diametrically opposed philosophy. It is a lie.
Family? Well, let then change over to YOUR way of thinking. Their choice.
Co workers/boss? Really want to work in that environment with a lib in charge of your check?
Romantic interest? Plenty of likeminded people to be found.
Sure, your social circles change dramatically - for the better,; get smaller - and thus closer; and I’m really not seeing the downside to any of this.
Has served me well for a number of years now. People call me crazy, but I’m not the one compromising everything I believe to ‘get along’. And I sleep the sleep of angels.
That was horribly wonderful!
Lol!
Nice Z O T......well-deserved!
:)
Now that you read it, do you know who has FR eraser?
Thanks. I didn’t know that about Goldwater. And now he wishes it weren’t true.
>> Olsen: Legalizing same-sex marriage would also be a recognition of basic American principles
“Legalization” ultimately translates to incarceration of the non-believers.
What a statist punk.
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