A Sad Day In New Jersey

Recently, gay marriage was put up for vote in New Jersey and was voted down by the NJ Senate. I'm very saddened by this event. I know so many people who are gay, and I know how a vote of yes would have effected their lives for the better. I don't know how we can continue to be so prejuidice to our fellow man. What are we teaching our children by telling people that they cannot have right that everyone else has? We can say, "yes, gay people are okay", but then, we decide that we have the right to tell them that they aren't allowed to get married and have all the rights a straight couple could have. I never understand people's problems with gay marriage. We all feel the same love when we look at our partner. Some will say, "well they already have civil unions, so what else do they want?". The truth is, civil union isn't the same as marriage. It may be a ceremony, but it doesn't give the same rights. Some hospitals won't let people see their partners if they're in the ICU when a married straight couple would have been able to, or some adoption agencies won't let them adopt a child even though they wouldn't be able to have their own through natural means. How can we take away the right to happiness? Everyone deserves to be with the one they love and be able to show the world that they will be with them forever. In church a few months ago, when gay marriage was first going up for vote, the bishop sent out a letter saying that we should pressure our legislators into voting no. Then, they gave flimsy reasons that made little to no sense, like economic problems [how? 1 gay couple +1 lesbian couple= 2 straight couples], family problems, confusion, against basic church ethics, and some other bullshit. It makes no sense. I love this, I heard someone preaching in high school against gay marriage saying it was against religion and the bible and such, but when I asked them why THEY were against it, they had no answer. Many people have no reason, and I don't understand why they have a problem with it. I say, live and let live.

We WILL try again, and we WILL win.

Because... all you need is love, love is all you need