us vs. them

i feel like pinterest is FULL of quotes like "you don't chose who you love" blah blah blah. and i couldn't agree more. but no where in these pages upon pages do you find "except if you're gay. because if you're gay, you chose to love them and now we're denying you of all the rights married people get. because there is something wrong with you and you don't deserve them." at least i haven'f found anything like that.. 

it's kinda funny to think about. the pilgrims came here for religious freedom. is there a billboard somewhere that says "WELCOME to America! home of the free and Christians "? why are we forcing christian views on people who don't want them? so much for religious freedom? 

what in the world made us think this was okay? kim kardashian can get married and call it quits for 72 DAYS and that's okay but gays who've been in love for YEARS can't?

America is all about the freedoms we have. then why are we denying them to people because of who they love? that's not equality. if you're against the gays getting married then fine. no one is forcing YOU to do it. but get your nose out of other people's happiness. if marriage can be a "civil ceremony"  then it sure as hell better be a "civil RIGHT"  and anyone who thinks it's okay to discriminate against people over something they can't control, is an ignorant douche. 

just a thought

history tends to repeat itself. 

i mean jelly shoes were totally a thing in the 80's. 

until recently, everyone and their dog decided they wanted some. so here in 2012, we're bringing back the jellies. 

back in our grandparents day, race was a huge deal. i mean blacks couldn't even drink out of the same drinking fountain as the whites. we all look back on it now and we're almost embarrassed at how members of our very own families reacted to it all. now, race is still an issue but no where near the same extend as it was in the 50's. 

love one another right?

i can't help but wonder what it is we're going to be doing that is going to be looked back on and our grandkids are going to be thinking "what the heck was wrong with them..? why would you treat anyone like that? what makes it okay?"

 the more i think about it, the more i think it's how we treat marriage. i personally think that anyone who wants to get married should be allowed. it's a civil ceremony therefore, it should be a civil right. 

i also think there's a way we can allow those rights while still protecting the temple. i don't understand why everyone is so against it. if two individuals love each other, then why are we denying them the same rights as anybody else?