New Jersey Accepts Gay Unions

I support New Jersey's efforts to show some respect to homosexuals. In a country where some cry out for the sanctity of marriage I have a hard time keeping a straight face. We are a country with a divorce rate of around 50%, where a person like Britney Spears is just a silly girl for getting married and divorced within a 24 hr period, and where hypocrites like Ted Haggard have a voice. I think it only fair that gay couples receive some of the entitlements married couples have.

I'm tired of listening to holier-than-thou Bible thumpers claiming it will be the end of this country to pass such laws. I'm tired of the utterly ridiculous hypotheticals that homosexual unions and marriages are compared to. Bestiality is my favorite. "Well if we allow this, then what's to stop a man from marrying a pig?". Everything, not to mention the fact that a pig cannot enter into a legal contract (i.e. marriage).

Marriage, in my opinion, is between a man and woman, but why should two gays who have been together for 15 years and who love each other deeply be prevented from receiving some of the same entitlements granted to two straight people who cheat on each other? Are we supposed to be afraid that by allowing unions we'll trigger a chain reaction of unstoppable homosexuality? That once it's allowed everyone will begin trying out for the other team? If so, it's an argument almost as ridiculous as the bestiality hypotheticals.

Those who cry out for the sanctity of marriage need to address the more pressing issue of accelerating divorce rates. The attitude among younger couples today who are weighing marriage is one of total ambivalence. If it works out, great. If it gets tough, we can always divorce. As a society we're taking the privilege of marriage for granted.