Ok, so it's only the local newspaper's opinion section, but it's still fun to see my name in print. Here's the letter I responded to:
Faith in politics
Although I carefully read Maggie Gallagher's recent rant ("Gay marriage and the future of religious liberty," The Daily Item, April 9 ) against gay and lesbian marriage, I came away just as confused as before. What I simply cannot understand is, "Why does she care?"
Indeed, why does anyone care? It is no skin off anyone else's nose if that gay or lesbian couple down the street want to marry.
How is Ms. Gallagher or anyone else, for that matter, even slightly inconvenienced by someone else getting married to whomever they wish?
Perhaps by way of argument, Ms. Gallagher writes, "... God himself made man male and female and commanded men and women to come together in a special way to image the fruitfulness of God."
Be that as it may, she is certainly free to believe it or not as she sees fit. So am I. And so is everyone else in this country. She, and everyone else in this country, is even at liberty to live her personal life by that rule, if that is what she wants.
But in this country religious belief is entirely a private matter. And what neither she nor anyone else is at liberty to do is to attempt to impose, by force of law, their private religious beliefs on other people.
Dale Hurliman,
Beavertown
And the link to my letter!:
http://www.dailyitem.com/0109_opinion/local_story_110000041.html
7 comments:
Hey! That is super-awesome! Good for you! I think you put that guy in his place!
Yay! It was a great response.
Go Heidi! I hope more people speak up against this to those who are trying to get everyone to believe that their actions are not affecting anyone but themselves!
You are now certainly categorized as an "extremist" per Homeland Security's recent memo. But, hey, you were probably on their list before! Good going girl!! Glad to serve with you in the effort to get our country back on its constitutional and common sense foundation. Lots of work to do!
Go Heidi! I am so proud of you for saying something. Amen Sister!
wow. i bet that felt good! was there any response? it is so ridiculous how more and more people are getting their rights taken away because they aren't "supporting" gay rights. like how Marriage Therapists who don't want to counsel gay couples can get sued because they are "discriminating" when sometimes they simply aren't qualified to counsel that type of couple. don't get me started. ridiculous.
nice job, and very well put! Yay!
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