Same-Sex Marriages

In the blog "Gay Marriage Being Counted in the Census Bureau," my fellow classmate, Danielle, writes about the Census recognizing same-sex couples as marriages. Her post opposes this idea of gay marriages.

I honestly couldn't agree more with Danielle. Same-sex marriages are not natural in our society. "God created marriage to be man with women. Legalizing gay marriage and allowing them to be counted as being married breaks that oath and goes against what God created to be." Most people get married to start a family; to have children. Two gay people cannot naturally make their own child.

The Census Bureau field workers are encouraging lesbians and gay couples to file as wife or husband on their census forms. Same-sex couples cannot legally be married, so how can they file as wife or husband?

I feel bad for gays and lesbians. I don't mean that in a derogatory way. I know it must be really hard for them to deal with many people looking down apon them for their way of life. I have some gay friends and I think they are some of the most amazing people I have ever met. But because of my religious views and morals, I still do not find it right for them to legally marry their partners.

Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

"A person's a person no matter how small." - Dr. Sues

Pro-Life or Pro-Choice? When do you consider a baby to be a life? At the moment the child is conceived? At the moment of the child's first heartbeat? At the moment the child is born? This subject is extremely controversial in our society and government. Should a mother be able to decide if she wants her child to live? Luckily for us, our mothers chose life. Others weren't so lucky.

In the mid-to-late 1800s, abortion was made illegal in the United States, but in 1973, with Roe vs. Wade, abortion was legalized once again. The US government made it legal to murder innocent victims. A child could be killed just because their mother doesn't want to deal with a "burden" of having a kid. A baby has his/her first heartbeat 18 to 25 days after he/she is conceived. Most women haven't realized that they are even pregnant by this point. Why does our government give a women the right to choose life or death for another human being?

In my opinion, I don't understand how anyone in their right mind could have an abortion. I also don't understand how our government thinks it's alright to keep it legal. Why do we have all the rights we can think of, but a small baby doesn't even have the right to choose to live? Something seems wrong there to me. If anyone ever asked me if i was against abortion, I would automatically say "yes" even though I didn't know all the reasons why I believed that. I just knew that's what my parents would have wanted me to say. Recently though, I watched the Silent Scream and I now understand why I am pro-life. If everyone took the time to watch this video, I don't think abortion would be legal.