From the Left to the Right.

There was a time in this country that to receive the love, blessings and saving grace of Jesus Christ it had to be through a clergy member. People were hung in the town square after repeatedly being ostracized from society for refuting this claim, and preaching that ALL people are vessel's to receive Christ and teach Christ's word. "Progressive" Quaker women and men died for teaching this, and eventually people's views and interpretation of biblical canon changed and this is commonplace now in Christian practice and thought. There are pastors and clergy members of all different genders, nationalities, ages and in some instances even sexual preferences.

I am only mentioning this because recently, I have read so many arguments where people that are proponents of Marriage Equality and Ref 74 use examples like the civil rights movement and women's right to vote, as epochs in this countries history, where milestones for equality were laid down, and go on to use Marriage Equality as the next fight in the battle for equality and justice. People completely opposed to same sex marriage keep saying the same thing over and over… "this isn't about equality… this is about the sanctity of the word marriage as an institution of the church."

I am not going to cite examples of polytheistic writings that predate Christ's time on this earth or the myriad of human histories, folklores & mythologies passed down from Indigenous peoples, ancient civilizations and pagan societies that all speak explicitly of marriage. I would just like to juxtapose the Christian institution of clergy being historically dominated by misogynistic anglo saxon males as they interpreted the scriptures, and the subsequent transition to a "no clergy required" interpretation of the bible WITH… the institution of marriage being governed by the church and it's inevitable erosion to a secular institution that joins partners together with equal treatment and protection under the law. The only word that will describe this will be marriage. 

The only morality is equality. It is not Sodom and Gomorrah hell on earth because come Wednesday morning same sex marriages will continue to be protected under the law. If this were the case, we should see a study of divorce rates of "Marriage = Man + Woman" marriages whose vows were declared in churches before God and their congregations. We should look at infidelity and incest that take place in married families. Because I am sure the grounds for fire bombing whole communities already exist.

The same freedom's that protect you and your family. Your right to worship, to marry who you choose, to believe what you want are only strengthened when this country becomes more equal for everybody. 

How many people were beaten, slain, kicked out, disowned, excommunicated, shamed, stoned, burned, ostracized, beheaded or tortured in our human history, for Referendum 74 to be on a Ballot in the United States of America, where we can vote our conscious on the issue of Marriage Equality? I don't care if you vote for all fictitious write-ins on your ballot, if nothing else, Approving referendum 74 not only strengthens the rights and freedoms we all take for granted, but it honors the people who have been sacrificed in the struggle for equality and justice.

That's all.