I have to admit - it has been extremely difficult to organize my thoughts about what we have gone over for this week, and I hope that I can make them make sense to you too.
Mere decades ago, being gay was a sin. It still is a sin, but it was looked down upon, cursed even. There was no way that it was even going to happen, ever. But now, just recently, gay marriage has been legalized in the United States. I think that this has to be, in part, to all the noise they have been making, and the research that has been done on homosexuality.
We know from science that being homosexual is not a choice - they are just as much homosexual as myself and others are heterosexual. It is a part of their biology, literally. I did not choose to be heterosexual, I just am; they did not choose to be homosexual, they just are. Period. To be quite honest, if I was told that I could not marry a man because heterosexual nature is evil and homosexual nature is good, I would be upset too. I understand their point. I am glad that they have found happiness, and that they are able to live life the way they want to. It still does not change the fact that I do not approve of homosexuality, and that I will always fight for the traditional family.
Despite the emotional appeals of their arguments, my beliefs, and that of God, remain the same. God has, and has always had, a plan for how families will be, and it is how it was in the beginning - one man, one woman. Through this sacred union, children can be created. It is how the human race carries on, and this cannot be done in a homosexual relationship. As talked about before, children that are in homosexual homes suffer more than those in traditional families – socially, mentally, and emotionally. Children deserve the best life and education that they can get, and being in a home with two moms or two dads is not the answer.
Another point is that once homosexuality is accepted, and it has been, who is to say that other things will not be fought for? Will polygyny begin in the nation, sense everyone “knows” that a man cannot stick to one woman? How about polyandry, to decrease the chances of divorce because there will always be at least one man around to support her? If you have one option legalized, may as well make it apply to any polygamy situation, because “discrimination” is so rampant in our nation, so we cannot make anyone feel left out or less than anyone else.
The point is, family is family. One mom, one dad, and if they are able to themselves or through adoption, hopefully, children will be involved somehow too. Keeping to the traditional family is the best way to keep society intact.
If you would like to know more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints view on marriage and family, you can look at The Family: A Proclamation to the World.
Mere decades ago, being gay was a sin. It still is a sin, but it was looked down upon, cursed even. There was no way that it was even going to happen, ever. But now, just recently, gay marriage has been legalized in the United States. I think that this has to be, in part, to all the noise they have been making, and the research that has been done on homosexuality.
We know from science that being homosexual is not a choice - they are just as much homosexual as myself and others are heterosexual. It is a part of their biology, literally. I did not choose to be heterosexual, I just am; they did not choose to be homosexual, they just are. Period. To be quite honest, if I was told that I could not marry a man because heterosexual nature is evil and homosexual nature is good, I would be upset too. I understand their point. I am glad that they have found happiness, and that they are able to live life the way they want to. It still does not change the fact that I do not approve of homosexuality, and that I will always fight for the traditional family.
Despite the emotional appeals of their arguments, my beliefs, and that of God, remain the same. God has, and has always had, a plan for how families will be, and it is how it was in the beginning - one man, one woman. Through this sacred union, children can be created. It is how the human race carries on, and this cannot be done in a homosexual relationship. As talked about before, children that are in homosexual homes suffer more than those in traditional families – socially, mentally, and emotionally. Children deserve the best life and education that they can get, and being in a home with two moms or two dads is not the answer.
Another point is that once homosexuality is accepted, and it has been, who is to say that other things will not be fought for? Will polygyny begin in the nation, sense everyone “knows” that a man cannot stick to one woman? How about polyandry, to decrease the chances of divorce because there will always be at least one man around to support her? If you have one option legalized, may as well make it apply to any polygamy situation, because “discrimination” is so rampant in our nation, so we cannot make anyone feel left out or less than anyone else.
The point is, family is family. One mom, one dad, and if they are able to themselves or through adoption, hopefully, children will be involved somehow too. Keeping to the traditional family is the best way to keep society intact.
If you would like to know more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints view on marriage and family, you can look at The Family: A Proclamation to the World.