Keith Olbermann Speaks the Truth!

I am not gay but I do have a couple of gay friends. But when all the results came in on election day and the ban on same-sex marriages passed, Prop 8, I was still saddened. Not for my own sake but for the sake of equality. Out of all the states in this country, I thought California got it. I thought we were the leaders of the free world, that we were way ahead of the country not just in terms of technology and money, but also in terms of ideals. Who would have thought that a state that has had it’s own struggles for equality from Cesar Chavez to Rodney King would not let gay marriage be. It’s quite disappointing. Who cares about the institution of marriage and how it has to be preserved for man and woman. Slavery was once an institution and it was correctly abolished because its ideals were outdated. At what point does the religious doctrine saying gay marriage is a sin become outdated? I’m not here to incite angry Christians because faith is not outdated. Faith is a commitment of love and loyalty. Same things that gays have for each other when they marry. But this is 2008 and we’re coming up on 2009, something about the Doctrine if severely outdated.

HE would want equality for all. And if He was around to see this, I’m sure he’d change his views because He wants love for all, not for some.