Why I don't get into "discussions" about these kinds of things: everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and everyone deserves respect of those opinions. You typically don't associate yourself with people who have beliefs on the opposite spectrum of your own, therefore you don't have to constantly defend your position. This is why I don't engage in these kinds of conversations willingly--it leads to slippery slopes and things like "Well if you think everyone should be able to choose who they love and be happy, to have the same legal rights as everyone else, then does that mean you think its right for women to get abortions and people to kill other people because that would make them feel better?" Apples and oranges, people. No, it does not mean that. Nobody wins these conversations, not that winning them is important or even the point of having them.
Slippery. Slope.
My traditional religion tells me certain things are wrong, your life should be lived a certain way. My personal faith does not always agree with what my religion says. And my education tends to blur the line even further. I usually have more emotional reasons to back up what I think when it comes to religious, and even political matters rather than cold hard facts. I don't know the Bible inside and out. I can't pull verses out of my head that "prove" something is right or wrong. But I do know the personal, spiritual relationship that I have within myself. The thing that drives me to the decisions I make, the friends I keep company with, and allows me to love my family with unconditional love, and treat others with the respect that they deserve. Period.
I love when I come across things that say exactly what I wanted to say. I certainly do no take credit for this as my own, but I certainly agree. Stop it.
Stepping down from my soap box now...
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