The big issue when I first walked onto campus as a freshman was the Civil Rights Movement. I see the passage of California Proposition 8 (prohibiting same-sex marriage), and the recent CA court ruling not to overturn it, as the same thing, just an update. I think it will eventually be passed/legalized. I am always stuck with the fact that same-sex marriage is really already legal, since one spouse in a regular hetero marriage could get a sex change operation, and they would still be legally married, even though now of the same sex. So, seems to me it is pure discrimination, to not allow it in the first place, just for that reason, nevermind I see it as outright discrimination anyway.
Plus, the court ruling, not to overturn Prop. 8, while still allowing same sex marriages performed while it was legal for a few months prior to passage of Prop. 8 to remain valid, just doesn't seem to make legal sense, being a contradiction saying it is both legal and illegal now, depending on when the ceremony was performed. Plus, since same sex marriage is totally legal in a few other states, what happens when such a couple then moves to CA or a CA couple travels to another state just to marry then returns to CA? I assume those marriages would then be legal in CA. So, we have where it is both legal and illegal in CA, just a confusing mishmash, with the end result just being a twisted form of discrimination.
Plus, biblical opposition to same same-sex marriage also doesn't make sense to me. Seems to me, it originates from the Old Testament's condemnation of male homosexuality. However, as I understand, the scripture does not condemn lesbianism. So, it seems logical that it isn't so much homosexuality which is the root of condemnation. So, likely the reason has do do with the wasting of a male "seed" at a time when humans were ordered to procreate. And, in ancient times, the world's population was relatively small, with many obstacles to survival, so that was the real reason against male homosexuality, even justified at the time. However, now it can be argued that the world is either already overpopulated or close to reaching some limit actually endangering humanity. Just like the Old Testament ordered death by stoning to a disobedient child, it is clear the document must be forever studied for new interpretations as humanity evolves.
In conclusion, not only is same-sex marriage an OK choice, now, but even, perhaps because the world is drastically overpopulating, there may be a converging of forces which is bringing this issue up to significance around this time, even out of a sense of concern for all of us, and a better future. Could these 'forces' be some interpretation af what God is? I surely don't know, but I just don't see why anyone wants to restrict committted 'love', because I do not see a reason to do so, and plenty of reasons to embrace it, especially when no one is materially harmed.
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