I do not want to be a person who bashes another for their beliefs, but I also feel that sometimes its good to step back and look at things from different points of view. A couple of friends posted thoughts after last night's results. I don't expect that many will necessarily agree, or feel this is relatable, but wanted to share.
- For anyone who thinks that marriage is a static thing (i.e. who would argue that it's just between a man and a woman, and that's the way it's always been, and the way it always should be), remember that it wasn't that long ago that you couldn't marry someone because they were white and you were black, or because you were Jewish and they were Christian. Religious beliefs are fine, and everyone is free to believe them. If your religion tells you that black people are inferior, fine. If your religion tells you that homosexuality is wrong, so be it. But be careful....before long you'll be the minority for whom the bigoted majority wants to restrict rights.
- The NC electorate who claim to be "protecting society" have to seriously ask themselves if they would have been the people who vehemently opposed immigration at the turn of the century, argued against votes for women in the teens, argued for "restricted areas" to protect against the Jews, feared a Catholic president, would have shouted down the Little Rock Nine, would have railed against inter-racial marriage, demanded that Ryan White be thrown out of town...I'd suggest they google some of those iconic images and ask themselves if they would have been the shouting, contorted faces in the crowd...after all those people thought they were "protecting society" too.
