I am the first one to admit that I don’t always keep up on current events. A lot of the time, I am just confused by what I read. I don’t always understand the terms used. I also find myself a lot of the time asking, “Why does this matter?” I was never big into history, so understanding the history of situations is also difficult for me.
Now, with that all said, I really do not understand the big deal with homosexuals getting married. Does it really matter to you if same sex couples are getting married? If they want to get married, odds are that they are living together already. Yes, they may get benefits through their work. And again I ask, does it matter to you? Not really. I believe they should be able to totally commit to each other in a marriage. People claim that if same sex couple are allowed to marry, it would destroy the sancitity of marriage. Guess what! The sanctity of marriage has been destroyed for a while now. Take a look at Hollywood. Couples are divorcing after just a few years (sometimes months) when it isn’t convenient or doesn’t work for them or they find their newest fling on the set of their new movie. I know that Robert posted in his blog the status update that is going around Facebook. “Larry King is getting his 8th divorce, Liz Taylor is possibly getting married for the 9th time, Jesse James and Tiger Woods are screwing EVERYTHING, yet the idea for same-sex marriage is going to destroy the institution of marriage? REALLY!?” This really sums up my feelings.
The Teaparty is making headlines right now. I can’t even tell you what the Teaparty really is. I have guessed from news articles that they are ultraconservatives. They don’t agree with the healthcare bill that passed (which guess what folks… it passed… not much you can do now). And I may be way off base here. News sources feed you what they want you to think. It is nearly impossible to get an unbiased/non-slanted article when it comes to politics. I know that with our government everyone has a voice. It is just so hard to listen to some of these people. I totally disagree with they way sex education is going. More and more they want to teach abstinance only. Teenagers are going to experiement whether you tell them it’s ok or not. I figure if they are going to experiment, at least give them the knowledge of how to protect themselves. I have no problem with emphasising abstinance, but give more information. The experts claim that this will just confuse the kids and send mixed signals. I remember when I was in high school, I was smart enough to figure something like that out.
I always hesitate to blog about things like this. I guess I’m afraid of what my friends will think. But I think it’s time that I start to explore my opinions and feelings.