Spread the Love
Did you know that today was "Day without a Gay"? Yeah, it hasn't gotten much publicity.
When I first heard about this, my first thought was, "huh? Why?" I mean, do they think they want to impact the economy like the illegals did a few years ago? And really, how does that help their message?
The illegals message was supposed to be, "You want to send us away but look at how it would hurt you." Well, I think we know how well that DIDN'T work for them. Seriously, that just showed us who were the illegals and, many people that I know, cut them loose; people hired legal workers to do their gardening and nannying. It worked out well for us in the end.
So, how exactly are "gay rights" related to the economy? And really, are they missing out on any rights? A gay couple can support each other on their insurance, they can open joint checking accounts, they can live together as a couple. No one is stopping them from doing anything other than getting married.
Oh, but wait, marriage is actually a religious act that most religions don't support them participating in. The only right they DON'T have is to infringe upon our religious beliefs. No one is stopping them from living as a united couple or family. Heck, they can even adopt children and get pregnant any way they choose.
What's this "Day without a gay" really about? Well, I looked it up (they have their own website). This day is: "A day without gays would be tragic because it would be a day without love" This day is about having a day without love!
Well, since I'm not really feeling the love from a gay right now, I guess I'm not too worried. Besides, if you continue to read it says:
"On December 10, you are encouraged not to call in sick to work. You are encouraged to call in "gay"--and donate your time to service!"
Hm, so they ARE going to be spreading the love...to all sorts of non-profit organizations that, especially at this time of year, could really use the help. Maybe my agency will be getting some much needed volunteers.
Yeah, I think this is going to work out for them just as much as a day without an illegal worked for the illegals. What do you think?
When I first heard about this, my first thought was, "huh? Why?" I mean, do they think they want to impact the economy like the illegals did a few years ago? And really, how does that help their message?
The illegals message was supposed to be, "You want to send us away but look at how it would hurt you." Well, I think we know how well that DIDN'T work for them. Seriously, that just showed us who were the illegals and, many people that I know, cut them loose; people hired legal workers to do their gardening and nannying. It worked out well for us in the end.
So, how exactly are "gay rights" related to the economy? And really, are they missing out on any rights? A gay couple can support each other on their insurance, they can open joint checking accounts, they can live together as a couple. No one is stopping them from doing anything other than getting married.
Oh, but wait, marriage is actually a religious act that most religions don't support them participating in. The only right they DON'T have is to infringe upon our religious beliefs. No one is stopping them from living as a united couple or family. Heck, they can even adopt children and get pregnant any way they choose.
What's this "Day without a gay" really about? Well, I looked it up (they have their own website). This day is: "A day without gays would be tragic because it would be a day without love" This day is about having a day without love!
Well, since I'm not really feeling the love from a gay right now, I guess I'm not too worried. Besides, if you continue to read it says:
"On December 10, you are encouraged not to call in sick to work. You are encouraged to call in "gay"--and donate your time to service!"
Hm, so they ARE going to be spreading the love...to all sorts of non-profit organizations that, especially at this time of year, could really use the help. Maybe my agency will be getting some much needed volunteers.
Yeah, I think this is going to work out for them just as much as a day without an illegal worked for the illegals. What do you think?
Labels: Christian Values and America, Gay Rights
posted by Jenni at
7:08 AM
3 Comments:
This sounds to me like they want attention for being slackers -so much the worse for their cause.
It reminds me of that celebrity turkey, Brad Pitt, who refuses to marry his girlfriend until homosexuality becomes legally accepted. He clearly has a commitment problem if he delays his personal life choices based on political events. And why does he have a commitment problem? Because he left behind his lawful wife for a younger woman and he doesn't know how long she will stay attractive.
I'm not sure how people first started to believe that you ought to be able to marry whoever you love. I love my sister, my parents, and myself. Should I be legally allowed to marry these people? The only connection between marriage and love is that you are obligated to love whoever you marry -not to marry whoever you love.
This is a hard topic for me because close family members of mine are gay but not quite sure I understand the problem they have with the marriage issue either. I have asked them to explain and I never get a clear explanation. I agree that they have gotten the 'rights' they want without marriage so what are they really wanting?
Lucy, I don't have family members who are gay, but I have had some friendships with some who are. Of course, many of those I've been friends with have also been ironically conservative, so maybe they aren't the best to get the "controversial" information from.
The conservative gay community sees that they have all the same rights. They want to walk down an isle and get "married". But, they can have commitment ceremonies which do the same thing.
I'm not sure what they want either; and I don't think they really know what they want, other than being treated "equally". If they'd open their eyes they would see that they already are.
Also, talking to people at work about this day, several people said they knew someone who was gay and said they would never "call in gay" and thought it was rediculous.
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