It is not decided by votes what is true;
otherwise we could never come to any truth, ever.
People will vote for what is comfortable
- and lies are very comfortable because
you don't have to do anything about them,
you just have to believe.
Truth needs great effort, discovery, risk,and it needs you
to walk alone on a path that nobody has traveled before.
Osho
As the gay community celebrates the passage of marriage equality in the states of Washington, Maryland and Maine, I take pause amidst the celebration to comment. This reading states perfectly what I have been saying all along. Equality and human rights are not something that should really be voted on. Standing up for one's rights are often difficult. Sometimes they are recognized by the judiciary, at others times however they have been the result of forcibly taking what is your God given right. Revolutions are made of such fights for equality and justice. Our own nation was founded on this ideal and we actively and vigorously defend it.
The fight for marriage equality and the lies that seem easier to believe than addressing serious thought, conscience and the discovery of truth, not to mention love... well, this fight is not over. This is the same battle countless other marginalized people and citizens have fought for. Indiginous peoples, blacks and women to name a few. Hopefully our Supreme court will acknowledge the truth of gay rights and marriage equality.
As we celebrate this weeks victories, we must not forget that ignorance is out there and it is an easy path for some to follow. Secondly and most importantly, equality, dignity and self worth are not something that can be legislated or voted on. This country should be more attuned and aware of that than most.
As the gay community celebrates the passage of marriage equality in the states of Washington, Maryland and Maine, I take pause amidst the celebration to comment. This reading states perfectly what I have been saying all along. Equality and human rights are not something that should really be voted on. Standing up for one's rights are often difficult. Sometimes they are recognized by the judiciary, at others times however they have been the result of forcibly taking what is your God given right. Revolutions are made of such fights for equality and justice. Our own nation was founded on this ideal and we actively and vigorously defend it.
The fight for marriage equality and the lies that seem easier to believe than addressing serious thought, conscience and the discovery of truth, not to mention love... well, this fight is not over. This is the same battle countless other marginalized people and citizens have fought for. Indiginous peoples, blacks and women to name a few. Hopefully our Supreme court will acknowledge the truth of gay rights and marriage equality.
As we celebrate this weeks victories, we must not forget that ignorance is out there and it is an easy path for some to follow. Secondly and most importantly, equality, dignity and self worth are not something that can be legislated or voted on. This country should be more attuned and aware of that than most.
Amen!
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