"Every State That Has Been Given the Opportunity Has Banned It"
Posted by admin on November 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
That’s what my husband said when he heard the election results yesterday morning.
Maine, my state, had a referendum question on gay marriage on Tuesday. As a state, we had already voted to ban gay marriage years ago, but the Maine state legislature decided to overturn the will of the people and passed a law to allow gay marriage in Maine. The Maine people put a people’s veto on the ballot and once again denied homosexuals the right to marriage.
I may have a different view on gay marriage than most Christians. I don’t think that banning gay marriage will ultimately lead to more people to follow Christ. But that is not the point of this post.
Can’t we all just be nice?
Regardless of how you feel about gay marriage, the Maine state legislature was wrong in overturning the will of the people. They are elected to serve the will of the people. That alone was reason enough for me to support this people’s veto.
The leaders of the anti-gay marriage side did not play nice, though. They talked about how gay marriage would be taught in schools, implying it would turn our kids gay if gay marriage were allowed. But the gay marriage law that the legislature passed had nothing to do with public school policy. There were some people who were involved in the pro-gay marriage side who were also pushing for a change in public school policy, but this law had nothing to do with it.
The anti-gay marriage side, in my opinion, had a strong argument against the law the legislature passed without lying. Yet most ads I heard and saw were about homosexuality being taught in the public schools, which had nothing to do with the people’s veto.
Can’t we all just be nice?
Although I’m glad that the people’s veto was passed, it left a bad taste in my mouth. I don’t like being on the same side as people who based their campaign on lies. The ends don’t justify the means.
Being nice will get you further in life, both in your personal and financial life. You may still get your way without being nice, but it may end up feeling like a hollow victory.
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