EADA Ben Stone (suspendered) wrote in thedoorway, @ 2013-03-20 01:06:00 |
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Rob Portman, similar I thought to the man I knew in my time and place, changed his opinion on gay marriage. That decision came from one of empathy rooted in the desire that his son might be able to marry and raise a family because his son came out to him as gay. His previous vocal advocacy of marriage as between one man and one woman was rooted in his religious beliefs. When those were confronted with a living breathing example, someone he cared about, other values - Christian values - became of more import than the verses which directly speak to it in the Bible.Filtered: Julie Power
Whether gay marriage is right or wrong, the morals and basis of beliefs should not be dependent upon the character of one's children. For that to be necessary to understand something means that great injustice must be left untouched in the world, for none of us do know even half the hardships others do face. I cannot imagine my daughter lesbian, and yet, I must try to think of her as all that I do not come into experience with. I must not insulate myself so that I later discover I ignored concerns and wrongs for years.
I was curious for your thoughts on Rob Portman's change of heart on gay marriage, which he said was because of his son.