A friend of mine was finally able to celebrate his 18 year relationship with his partner, by finally realizing at least in the state of Maryland they legally marry. After 18 years of commitment, love and devotion the two men were now permitted to exercise a freedom taken for granted by the heterosexual community and in the eyes of the law, at least in the state of Maryland say “I do”.
Any true American who understands the value of our Constitution should celebrate this victory against separate but equal, but it seems some who insist that their God has higher authority over the laws of the land refuse to understand. With the vim and vitality of prejudice and hatred based on a God who seems to hate his/her creations, many a person using religion as a scapegoat for their own deep-seeded bigotry instead protest this ruling. They site ownership of the understanding of religion, God’s words and act as a translator of his/her wishes with arrogance and ignorance.
No one owns God, no one.
One of the wonders of America is the opportunity to worship God, any God and be able to express that joy openly.
One of the wonders of America is to be free not to worship God, any God and speak just as freely and proudly about that choice.
One of the wonders of America is that the rights of both a believer of God, any God and a nonbeliever in a God, any God are assured in our Constitution. Our Constitution provides all citizens to express their lives in an equal, free manner. How you believe in God or his word is a personal choice, but a choice that does not permit discrimination for those who see God differently than you.
America was founded as a nation where if God is a primary force for your deeds, actions or plans you can worship as you wish. America was also established as a bastion where the politics of God have no greater or lesser stance or value.
In America there is permission for those who worship a vindictive or bigoted deity to share their beliefs with those who celebrate a God who enjoys harmony and inclusion of all. America is a land of equal opportunity worship. And now Maryland is a land of equal opportunity for marriage in or out of the eyes of God.
No one can ever judge a person’s relationship with God, no one can ever communicate that your devotion and interpretation of God is correct or false. The beauty of America is freedom. The intent of those who wrote the Constitution many men who believed in God was that all citizens be equal.
My God did bless America with his grace permitting the Maryland State Legislature to go beyond the petty, the fear, the inaccurate and finally loudly and proudly say bias, bigotry no longer exist when it comes to marriage. We can all embrace our God as we wish, but the bold and very American effort made by the Maryland Legislature embraced the Constitution of this nation a guiding principal for all.
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