We as a people must protect the sanctity of marriage. It is imperative.
How?
Love our spouses. And do not stop loving them. Make every effort to
make them feel special and needed. Make every effort to make them and
ourselves happy.
The divorce rate in the US (cited by the Census Bureau) is 50%. A more
modest estimate by the National Center for Health Statistics puts that
number at about 43%. That's incredible.
To protect something as precious and important as marriage in the
modern age is difficult. Gratification from marriage is not instant,
and is often painful.
But excluding specified individuals from marriage does not protect
marriage. It only limits basic freedoms promised in the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness." - Thomas Jefferson.
Yes. It says ALL MEN. Not heterosexual men, not white men, not black
men, not Republican men, not Democratic men, not landowners, not males.
Mankind. All of it. Unalienable. Endowed by their Creator. Pursuit of
Happiness.
Comments (4)
Hear, hear!
Excellent post! THAT is what really needs to be said.
i think...im in love.
this will breed great ignorance.
another post that should be featured, will probably not -.-
+rec.
Great point. I still don't understand why they think they can tell people not to be together.
The divorce rate is just so sad. So many people jump into marriage unprepared.