Views on loving someone is as individual as our DNA. So how can love be compartmentalized? How can any love be wrong? How can a love between two consenting adults be discouraged? How can churches dictate how not to love, when their whole philosophy (apparently) is based on love? Why does politics, stick its ugly head in there and follow churches, when you only have to look at Parliamentary sittings and know there is not a lot of love happening in our houses of government. Surely if church philosophy governs governments, then they should cast out politicians daily for their lack of love and support for each other.
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When a mother loves a child, does she not see that her child is the most glorious, beautiful creature. No matter how others see that child, that love is as individual as that sunrise viewed by millions. But her love does not lesson as the sun sets on that child's years. The same can be said for the love that most of us feel for our partners. Admittedly, the love is not of blood, but our love for that person is as unique as our fingerprints.
Is this love based on sex, I don't think so. Yes it does play a part as an expression of that love, but for most of us I guess, as the sun goes down on our years and we just sit, and hold the hand of the one we love, sex will not play a big part. The big part will be the constancy, the impact of the sharing of ourselves for the long haul. The reflectiveness, the joy, that our love has brought to our lives.
Over the years inter-racial unions have formed, and luckily for most, seeing people of different colours walking hand in hand has been exorcised from the bigoted minds. (Which was brought on mainly by religions I feel.) For most of us we don't even look at the colour. What we do look at however is the love that is present in that union, that joy and respect for each other. I personally cannot see the problem with unions of any kind. Yes, you may say because I am gay is why I feel that same sex unions should be accepted without discrimination. Not so! It is because I believe we have the fundamental right to choose who we wish to spend our lives with, and no one, should be frowned upon because of that love. We are consenting adults with our own minds and hearts.
Personally I feel if you are not harming anyone else then your love should be accepted, encouraged and respected. No Church, no government, should have the right to change our hearts and God given makeup. Not once do we see churches or governments frown upon the union of a man or a woman who is unionized, so to speak, with someone much younger than themselves. For most, they simply say, 'Good on them!' and not give it a second thought. Never once do we see the church frown on the union of a man and a woman who are past procreational years. However, procreation is one of the platforms they stand on, to exempt same sex marriages. What does the actual, physical, sexual act have anything to do with people who have chosen to stay pure, which again, is their their right.
We also see churches refuse membership to those who have divorced without the written annulment of their marriage vows. I just want to know how the church proclaims an annulment between a member of the clergy who is married to the Son of God etc. I sure as hell would not be saying that one of those parties has fallen out of love with the other, hence giving them approval to move on and take the sacraments. No, my signature would not be going on that piece of parchment, that's for sure!
Moving on, I believe that each of us has the right to love and be in love with whoever we wish. In my childlike mind I just pray that the world will move faster on equality of love. I want each and every one in the world to be able to love who they want without judgement. Like the mother looking into the crib of her child, look in our partner's eyes and make the same vow as the mother makes to her child, 'Nothings gonna Harm you! Not while I'm around'.
These are my thoughts,
Cheers!
Bitchescoz
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