Letters to the Editor: Marriage is a union

By Bryan Carter

Dear Myra:

Sometimes personal conviction surpasses rational thinking, and as noble as your personal opinions are to yourself, remember that in the big picture there are many mansions of thought
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The Bible has been used to qualify slavery: “No man is greater than his master;” Yet, I would be hard-pressed to pass a resolution to re-enact slavery laws based on this verse. Besides, there is no gay marriage law—it was a simple court order that allowed the same-sex couples legal marriage.

I respect your right to your opinion, as is guaranteed in the Constitution—love is a many splendored thing, and there is more than one-way to skin a cat. People who are in love (or at least think they are) regardless of their gender, sexual preference, race or ethnic background, should not have to hide their feelings, or be ashamed of themselves. They should not be afraid of physical attack or verbal abuse for being themselves, reminiscent of the 1950s antebellum south or 1930s Jewish ghettoes in Germany.

Marriage is a beautiful union of souls, the very souls that God created, if your affiliation swings that way—if not, it can be argued that marriage is a public commitment of love and life to one another. The former definition should not be reserved simply for heterosexual partners, but for all people who want to declare themselves committed couples. What’s antichrist about that?