I just heard about a campaign among clergy who are refusing to perform any marriages, or sign marriage licenses, until states will recognize the rights of homosexual couples to get married as well. [Salon.com] I have to say, I was a little surprised to hear that there was an equal marriage rights movement among clergy. Generally speaking, the people who are against gay marriage are usually Christian conservatives or some other religious group. Really, I haven't heard any arguments against gay marriage that aren't related to religion in some way. You hear a little bit of bullshit about "traditional family unit" and "family values" but, until there is some hard science behind it, that is just bullshit code for "Jesus doesn't want gays to marry."
I'm so glad to have heard about this movement, and I applaud the clergy who are taking part. The article mentions that people who aren't clergy are encouraged to support the Refuse to Sign campaign by having their marriage license signed by a judge or a court clerk. I would suggest going even farther, and simply forgoing marriage altogether until there is equality. It would be the modern day equivalent of the bus boycotts during the civil rights era. Unfortunately, gay couples aren't allowed to marry, so the boycott has to be heterosexual couples. Morally, it is a simple argument, if you believe people are being unfairly excluded from marriage rights then you simply do not use the same unfair system. Of course, that is easy for me to say, as a young single person with no serious girlfriend to have me thinking about marriage in any significant way. Still, I would like to think I'd have the same resolve if I had a serious girlfriend. This is a fundamental issue of equality, and I would go so far as to say an issue of love as well. So, for what it's worth, I'll be boycotting marriage until there is equality.
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