After Obama's interview concerning his evolved position on Gay marriage, I felt I needed to respond to all the tweets, blogs, Facebook posts and personal conversations that have been going on around me.
Isiah Carter says it well:
The answer is clear as crystal: there is simply NO non-religious argument against same-sex marriage. The legislation of the bedroom activity and the choosing of life partners by gays and lesbians makes us no different than the blatantly oppressive Islamic nations we have tried to turn into parking lots over the last 10 years in the name of freedom. In other words, we slouch ever closer to the Christian theocracy…. By enacting religion-fueled discrimination, we bring Christianized Sharia law into this country, effectively breaking EVERY law and statute protecting the separation of church and state in the Constitution.
But I believe this neither a religious question nor a legislative question. It is a HUMAN question. What makes us human? Our sexuality, our race, how much money we make, our religion, land of origin? Blacks in America were once counted as 3/5 of a man. Are we allowed to be fully human now? Is marriage a human right? What is humanness? Who decides it?
This is my response. This my question.
H-U-M-A-N
Who decides who is human
and if you are human
Who made that decision
Your mother you father your brother your lover
who do you love
Who do you trust
Is this enough to tell us if you are human
H-U-M-A-N
Who decides who is human
and if you are human
what are the criterion
your mobile, employer, creator destroyer
Who you've become
Who can you run
Is this enough to tell us if you are human
First there was God
He created the World
When he was done
He made us from the dust
H-U-M-A-N
Who decides who is human
and if you are human
do we know how to treat them
Compassion with passion
Infection protection
Who can you touch
Who can you love
Is this enough to tell us if you are human
It all becomes music…it's a healing and questioning force.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading the simplicity and elegance of your position/answer on the subject. However, reading this on my limited-size laptop screen from the blogger website rendered the page in such a way where only the silk gloves, the laced hoses, the black high heels and the smoky shadow (basically the rightmost half) showing from your background pic. It felt as if Mistress Diva was teaching a post-graduate evening class at a prestigious establishment of higher learning: memorable, naughty and delicious!
ReplyDeleteI think I would have problems showing up to teach my university courses i this outfit. The heals alone... ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL. However, a brother can dream of imaginary classes like that...
ReplyDeleteMiss U much. Keep up the wonderful conversation you are having with this blog. It's empowering.