Posted by Folks, if you have not heard mention the Miss USA controversy then I encourage you to not spend more than the few moments on it that I am devoting here. I am only bringing attention to the topic based upon a quote from the organizer of the Miss California pageant.
Please read from FOXNews.com:
Keith Lewis, who runs the Miss California competition, tells FOXNews.com that he was “saddened” by Prejean’s statement.
“As co-director of the Miss California USA, I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman,” said Lewis in a statement. “I believe all religions should be able to ordain what unions they see fit. I do not believe our government should be able to discriminate against anyone and religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family.”
Did I take this out of context? Was this statement misquoted? Correct me if I am wrong, but did Keith Lewis just state that being gay is a religion?
Folks regardless of your beliefs on homosexuality – if you are like me you should be wondering right about now is does Keith Lewis really believe what he said, or did FOXNews.com intentially misquote him?
Click here to read article on FOXNews.com
Not only that but Miss California said nothing about religion in her answer…….
If Keith Lewis was NOT taken out of context, he may be referring oddly to the fact that most reasoning behind traditional marriage is religious. Here’s a good explanation regarding marriage rights and religion (it enlightened me, anyway):
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/20/gay_marriage/
Anywhoo, last time I checked the people of California voted in support of Prop 8 – why is it a surprise that Miss California admits it?
I look at the primary issue being what that article that GnC linked to was stating: There is nothing wrong with freedom of choice as long as it applies to all people. If you are gay and want to be married to your partner, great! But you should not be able to sue someone else who disagrees with your choice. You have been granted the right to do what you want, why can’t they? As long as someone is not causing you direct harm (last I checked disagreeing with someone is not direct harm, it is opinion) then why should you be allowed to sue them?
I am all for gay marriage, frankly because I don’t care one way or another. If two people want to spend the rest of their lives together then who the fuck am I to say that they cannot? What gets me the most is how many people are arguing over the sanctity of marriage when divorce rates are so high. Maybe if more gays were allowed to get married the divorce rates might drop – and that folks would scare the crap out of conservatives.
I have been enlightened. I now have a more fresh perspective. Keith Lewis was not equating homosexuality with religion. He was making the case for gay marriage – wherein a religion should be able to marry whoever they want.
Although, this raises another question? Why not come right out and say it Keith Lewis? My colleagues above are not afraid to come right out and state their opinions if they are making such?
Guy, I guess the way you put it Lewis did have a good point. He just explained it awkwardly by trying to spin it into Miss California speaking out against religions. I don’t think that was her point, and maybe that’s why he wasn’t more blunt. Who knows.
Thrax, I agree the “sanctity of marriage” argument is asinine. However, if religious leaders are paranoid that state rights will impede on their ability to marry whomever they want, then I can’t say their perspective is completely invalid. In other words, they should make sure that their religious freedoms are not limited by the freedoms of others.