I'm a bit of a snob. Oh not about clothes, or money, or most material things. But about education, justice, compassion, generosity, and general concern for the well being of the general welfare, YES. Most places I've lived are rather accommodating in those aspects- high concentrations of PhDs, well educated, community minded, highly involved, and compassionate people make up the majority of places like Northern VA, Charlottesville, and yes, even DC. Moving to NC has been an adjustment to more "southern" living? I don't know what to call it, but the fact that a "marriage" amendment that is purely politically motivated by right wingers to show off their muscles and that purposely harm families that aren't given a conservative stamp of approval angers me to the core.
It's so unjust. Families that already have to work for approval from social outlets now have the full force of government behind making their lives harder. No more benefits for spouses or children of their partners- who if they are not of their blood, probably won't be covered any more by villainous insurance companies. Heaven forbid that a child from two same sex parents has any extensive health problems, because now thanks to this law, the insurance company maybe able to drop them off coverage.
Not to mention that battered women might not be able to protect themselves and their children from their abusive but not legal married partners. Not your husband, hunny, we the law can't do anything about your problems, have fun being beaten to a pulp [it's your own fault sweetie is what also society says to the poor woman. BIG FAT LIE]. And no civil unions! Sorry if you don't believe in marriage, no legal protection or benefits for your partner because marriage is what's important. You want to leave all your money to the person you spent 50 plus years of civil unity with? SORRY, we the state are going to take it from you because YOU WEREN"T MARRIED. So, Go, Follow in the steps of the crooked politicians who put this amendment on the ballot and marry... but please don't have a marriage like them-- who think it's okay to sleep with lobbyists and carry on extramarital affairs- because surely it's all those gay people marrying that are driving republicans to forgo their marriage vows and be unfaithful. Yea. Vote for marriage. It's the "right" thing to do. And remember marriage is for sleeping around and doing whatever the dang you want you to. Just as long as you got a certification that says man and wife.
I am a bit bitter, if you can't tell. The government is around to protect ALL people and their interests, not the few. And it seems that not only are people not informed about what this bill really means, they probably don't care. WHERE ARE THE EDUCATED AND INFORMED? Oh yea, in Durham, Wake and Orange counties who did the right thing and voted against it. But the rest of the state? God help us if they are fully capable of being manipulated by SuperPacs and conservative think tanks who deliberately deceive in the quest for power and corruption. And you know what this reminds me of? The Early Church with the Jews hating the Gentiles and the ridiculous steps they made the Gentiles take to be "truly Christ followers." Circumcision, dietary customs, etcetc aka become Jewish was how to be acceptable in the eyes of the Jewish Christians.
And Paul fought for the Gentiles rights to be culturally different. And counseled for the Gentiles to heap burning coals over those self-righteous Jews' heads. Who sustained the Jewish church through famine and recession? Who sent them alms, money, support, friendship? Yup, that's right. The Gentile Church- despite the adversity and hate from Jewish Christian bigots. The Gentiles showed mercy and grace when it probably should have been the other way around. But that's how God likes to work. The victims become the means of God's love. And so "liberals" or whatever you want to call the anti Conservative Moral value Republican movement that seeks to harm gays, immigrants, those who don't conform to their views of morality and who are 'culturally different', start the heaping of burning coals. There's a lot of hate and prejudice to overcome in people's hearts and minds.
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