[ronald reagan]

Have you got some kind of infatuation with me? I am 100% for gay rights, the same as you, but I am straight and married, if that's what's on your mind.

I'm actually about to denouce my support of Gay marriage. Was in the middle of posting it, no joke. So i'm glad you brought that up. I'll just do it here instead.

I really dug deep into the issue last night, did some reading in both the bible and founding fathers, along with talk with several influential spiritual advisors of mine over the past few days. I have came to the conclusion that although my intentions were good, I was wrong. I no longer can support gay marriage in good faith. I thought about it in regards to my own views on abortion and the death penalty. I error on the side of caution. I'm not for abortion particularly because I can't prove that murder is not being committed, thus am not willing to take that chance and support it, condone it, or participate in it otherwise. Death penalty views are influenced the same way. I'm not willing to put to death someone that is innocent, even if its 1 outta a thousand or so that it happens to. I love life and will not take another, except in defense of mine or another. I'd not even take a life to save many more. Gay marriage flew in the face of this rationale. Biblically speaking, and because I'm deeply spiritual as well as religious, I came to the understanding that the issue was either explicitly/implicitly wrong, or not clear enough for me to safely venture into the area of support that I've once shown. Like the bishops that fell to their knees at Vactican 1 when they saw the overwhelming vote on Infallibility that they had opposed... they simply said, "Now I believe." I'm not entirely opposed at this point, but can not and will not continue to try to advance or otherwise support the issue. Freedom is extremely important to me, but salvation is more so. I'm completely tolerant, and will remain so. What homosexuals do in their own time is completely up to them and I'll not be busting down doors like I was in Iraq... searching for sodomizers.... but I'll not be attending any civil ceremony's either.

There.... shewwww..... A weight has been lifted. Like WildcatK23, I just couldn't continue down the path I was on, given the obvious evidence. I thank those who helped guide me to the view I now have... HVR, WR and others. I also apologize for any posts on the matter that may have offended anyone. I feel.... 'home' now.