Cox is living in a bubble
Apparently the only people who can “interpret” right and wrong, moral or immoral are the few leading the majority religeons of the world. Jon Cox, in his March 30th article “Fine line between homosexual acceptance and tolerance”, puts his decisions in the hands of those who can supposedly talk to God and tell him what is right and wrong.
When God “talks” to people this usually works out just dandy. The stories usually involve murder, hate crimes, kidnappings or, a bit closer to home, statutory rape. It works out even better when people interpret ancient writings to make decisions on modern issues. Those decisions usually involve things like invading other countries and driving commercial airliners into really tall buildings.
Of course there are many of us who God does not talk to and for one reason or another, don’t even feel the need to go to church. Maybe some feel that right and wrong are ground in a collective being involving respect for all living indivduals. Does Jon Cox feel that without the church he may be unable to see right and wrong clearly? That is sad.
The constitution of the United States was written to protect the individual liberties of it’s citizens. Those citizens include ALL religions, races and sexes. By denying consenting adults rights guaranteed to other citizens, we are failing to protect that which we hold dearest: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Marriage, in the eyes of the state, no matter how unromantic this may sound, is PROTECTION for the individuals involved in the contract. Marriage in the eyes of a church is up to the church leaders and church community. If no church wants to marry homosexual couples, so be it. Granting homosexual couples equal rights and protections in the eyes of the state does not threaten the sanctity of marriage in the church.
Jon Cox, for one reason or another, feels threatened by homosexuality and would like to deny that it exists. What does that say about Mr.Cox? You got it, he lives in a bubble.