I’ve never made a public statement for or against gay marriage. Privately I was against it, but as a Right-Libertarian this is one of those issues that I believe should not be debated in Washington D.C., but left up to the states and the people. For me being against it was contrary to a Libertarian point of view, but I never really thought it out too much. It didn’t make sense and I was intellectually dishonest because someone like me who wants the government out of our lives and certainly out of our bedrooms, how could I be against this?

I never took the time to understand for myself “why” I was against it. For me a lot of it came from tradition and a view that marriage was the cornerstone of civilization and it scared me to mess with such a building block of society. I have a very Libertarian view of things like drugs, sex and subjects like this. So why did I resist this for so long? I realized that people were saying this is a civil rights issue and across the world there was a sweeping change regarding this. I just thought, “Oh those crazy Europeans and San Francisco want to turn the world upside down on its head.”

From a religious point of view you will hear that in the Old Testament or The Torah (which should really be the book people read because it is original and has not changed over years or rewritten like the Old Testament) it is stated that a man lying down with another man was an abomination to God. There are a few lines in there referencing this. However, to be intellectually honest there are many things in the Torah that God said that was axiomatic at the time that doesn’t apply today. There are countless examples of this. I mean come on, we don’t make people leave town when they have a boil on their skin and tell them not to return until their skin is clear. It seems to me people are picking and choosing what lines from these old holy books to apply for today.

The gay reference is one people hold on to and use as their reason to be against gay marriage. I know because I did this. Recently I thought about that. Now whether you believe Jesus was divine or not. One thing that is undeniable, the man was a Rabbi and taught a set teaching that is embraced by over a billion people alive today. So if you just look at his “missionary legacy” then there is something missing. With all the words attributed to Jesus of Nazareth and all his teachings, he never utters a single recorded word about homosexuality. He brought a lot of change to the world and old religious views but never mentioned being gay. Why is that? If this was something that would put your mortal soul in jeopardy, don’t you think he might have mentioned it? If it were that important, why would he omit this subject? He never addressed it, not once. I find it hard to believe it was something that he just forgot. He was very clear on how we should live our lives with love for one another. His mission here on Earth was not vague. It was Earth changing and has lasted thousands of years; despite the fact “men” have screwed it all up. Despite how we muddled up his message with our idiocy of being failed human beings.

So for me understanding this, what would be another reason why I should be against it? Is this change so dramatic that it just feels uncomfortable to a lot of us? What would be another intellectual reason I should use to be against it? I can’t think of one. Not a single honest one. If I try to reach for another reason to justify my decent, I find myself reaching for facts that just fit my world view. I can actually feel myself stretching and searching for justification to say I’m against gay marriage. I certainly never had something against gay people my whole life but marriage seemed a little different to me. If I really think about it. Straight people have soiled the institution of marriage for years. The baby boomers already have infected marriage and made it unholy though their abandonment of its stature. The divorce rate with straight people is off the chain and clearly gays are entitled to losing half of what they own, when they break up.

So why am I against gay marriage? Well the answer is succinct to me now. I’m not anymore.

C. Rich
P.S.  I dedicate this article to my Uncle who I very much love.

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