Homosexual couples deserve equal rights
_ The Daily Evergreen, 10/15/2009
Editor:
I find it shocking that in the United States, a country that has seen so much progress in civil rights, there is such a large group of people that will stop at nothing to deny the rights of same-sex couples. They say it is because they want to protect marriage, but the resistance to Referendum 71 shows us it goes much deeper than that. Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed articulated it the best when he said, “This bill would expand the rights, responsibilities and obligations of registered domestic partners and their families to include all rights, responsibilities and obligations granted by or imposed by state law on married couples and their families.” So same-sex couples would still not be able to marry under state law, but they would still be able to have the same rights as married couples. To deny them the ability to marry under state law is one thing, but to deny them the same rights as a married couple shows that the opposition against R-71 isn’t trying to protect marriage like they say they are. They are on a mission of discrimination to deny same-sex couples any rights at all. In Matthew 7:12, Jesus said, “So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.” Even Jesus says not to discriminate against others, however, those opposing R-71 are doing just that. This must be another example of listening to Jesus only when what he says furthers an agenda.
Derek Held
junior
computer science
