“War. Rape. Murder. Poverty. Equal rights for gays. Guess which one the Southern Baptist Convention is protesting?” ~The Value of Families

Heya, kids. Sorry for the lack of updates. Life became insane here again. I know that we’ve said that a lot lately; but honestly, time has just gotten away from us. I looked at the site today and realized that it’s been months almost 2 months since anyone has said a word. I know that you all feel abandoned, but I promise you that’s not the case.

There were quite a few things that I wanted to talk about but they have all moved on to the “uber old news” category. I’ll start paying more attention to the news and all the articles that are e-mailed to me. That way I can give you the story in a timely manner.

There is one thing that I have to share with you all, though. Everyday I drive home from work and enjoy the scenic view. I mean it’s awesome… leaves are dying and falling on the road, it’s still raining like a son of a bitch, and political signs are everywhere. Now, despite that bit of sarcasm, political signs don’t really bother me. I understand that everyone is looking to get their word out before November second. And really, what grabs someone’s attention better that a gigantic fucking red, white, and blue sign the size of a house? Normally I can ignore the signs and get on with my drive. However, there is this one sign that sticks out like a sore thumb to me. It’s neon yellow, which is annoying enough, and it sports the slogan “Virginia for One Marriage. Vote yes for the Virginia Marriage Amendment.”

Every time I see that sign it enrages me. I seriously want to go rip it out of the yard or spray paint the damn thing into a rainbow. Maybe it’s because this is the one issue I’ve always felt strongly about. Maybe, it’s because the majority of my friends are gay and will have to fight and struggle against this stupid fucking amendment. Or, ya know… maybe it’s because I’m a decent fucking human being and I want everyone to be able to express love and be safe and secure in their relationships.

The morbid curiosity in me made me go to the website to check it out. I’m not really sure why I did other than I, apparently, needed something to escalate my rage. I went and looked at their frequently asked questions; there was one in particular that my mouth fell open. I stared at the answer to this question for a good 15 minutes. It dumbfounded me. When asked “Shouldn’t Homosexuals have the right to marry?” part of their answer said, “They claim, falsely, that the right to marry lies in any couple, when in fact it lies in the individual. Not just any conceivable configuration of people have the right to marry because rights belong to individuals – not groups. In reality, homosexuals have the exact same right to marry as we all do. The debate is not about who has access to marriage – we all do. It is about defending what marriage is and always has been.” Ummm… well first off just look at the loads of contradictions there. Secondly, I get what they are saying. They are saying “Sure, fags can marry… if they find a woman and make a big front out of it.”

Of course the rest of the site consisted of repeating itself and saying that by allowing gay men and women to marry would ruin the sanctity of marriage. They needed to protect marriage and the children by voting for this amendment. God damned ignorant, pathetic, myopic assholes

I know I’m preaching to the choir here. If I’m not preaching to the choir maybe you should find a new blog to read. But be that as it may, I’ve ranted long enough. I want to encourage you all to speak out on this subject. If you live in VA or in TN, I want to encourage you to go and vote the 2nd, and for crying out loud vote NO. Actually, if you live in any state that is pushing the marriage amendment, GO VOTE!

Until next, I’m going to go see if Wal-mart has spray paint on sell,
autumn

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