NC Marriage Amendment

The marriage amendment passed, and as soon as the news broke, opponents begin bad mouthing and name calling all those who voted against it. Facebook feeds were filled with liberals asking those who voted for the amendment to defriend them. Local NC news feeds were full of people calling Christians horrible names (although, it wasn't just Christians who voted for the amendment), yelling how no one is tolerant, and how sad they were to be a native or a resident of North Carolina.

First of all, the voter turn out wasn't huge, and if many of these people did want to support it, maybe those who didn't vote should have voted. However, there were many who were for the amendment who did not vote as well. Now that the amendment has passed, those who are celebrating need to beware. Petitions and other material is already circulating. People are so upset about this, they are not focusing on the fact that North Carolina has one of the highest gas and state taxes, is seriously in need of jobs, educators, and one of the many states that is in need of budget cuts and has experienced more people on welfare and giving up on job hunts.

Second of all, this amendment, truly seems like another social issue to take the view off of the bigger problems that our country and Nation are facing. In a few minutes, Obama will give a speech on this, after stating that he believed marriage to be between a man and woman. Except when it is an election year. Then he begins to scream that the Republicans are waging war on women (which is not true, and if anyone has read the healthcare law, it is an abomination to women's heath, and it seems as if democrats and those who did this bill think that birth control is a cure all of women's health problems), then he starts trying to rally in more votes by saying how voter id is wrong, and now, he is trying to gain homosexual support (which, really, does he really need to work to gain that). Of course, it's not just homosexuals, it is those who did not support the amendment in the first place. Overall, it is another way for Obama and many North Carolina Democrats to score votes using social issues.

Third of all, this vote is another way to push liberal agenda. It is a way for liberals to continue to try and control religion, ultimately the church. Even though, it is hard for liberals to believe, Christians were not the only ones to vote for this amendment. It is another way for them to push programs for children that teach them things that parents do not necessarily believe should be taught to children (which is already happening in many states on many issues, and for those who say, homeschool or private school, parents do not have the resources to do that and must work and do not always get benefits from the state). Groups will have to drop their morals or values, and it goes against many beliefs that others have.

This amendment has nothing to do with harming kids or domestic violence victims, but everything to do with protecting the sanctity and the values of marriage. It is amazing to read the mean hearted things written about those who oppose the views of those who voted for the amendment, and it's strange how those who are against it often scream for government to get out of their lives but constantly involve the government in it. They also want tolerance, but opposition to views seems to produce intolerance to them. Of course, it's pointless to argue with a liberal and a person who is intolerant (as I have found out, and exhausted myself with until my point was proven), the best thing to do is keep telling the truth and hope people will understand marriage does not need to be redefined.