In Considerably Better News
Jan. 24th, 2012 08:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tiggymalvern
Marriage Equality is Coming to Washington State
A State Senator who is herself a traditional Christian has declared her support for Washington's Marriage Equality Bill, and it now has enough guaranteed backers to pass. I love her statement declaring her position, which is quoted in full at the link above.
I know this announcement makes me the so-called 25th vote, the vote that ensures passage. That's neither here nor there. If I were the first or the seventh or the 28th vote, my position would not be any different. I happen to be the 25th because I insisted on taking this much time to hear from my constituents and to sort it out for myself, to reconcile my religious beliefs with my beliefs as an American, as a legislator, and as a wife and mother who cannot deny to others the joys and benefits I enjoy.
Every legislator who opposes gay marriage because of a knee-jerk 'Christian' reaction should read her statement, and maybe it will make them think.
A State Senator who is herself a traditional Christian has declared her support for Washington's Marriage Equality Bill, and it now has enough guaranteed backers to pass. I love her statement declaring her position, which is quoted in full at the link above.
I know this announcement makes me the so-called 25th vote, the vote that ensures passage. That's neither here nor there. If I were the first or the seventh or the 28th vote, my position would not be any different. I happen to be the 25th because I insisted on taking this much time to hear from my constituents and to sort it out for myself, to reconcile my religious beliefs with my beliefs as an American, as a legislator, and as a wife and mother who cannot deny to others the joys and benefits I enjoy.
Every legislator who opposes gay marriage because of a knee-jerk 'Christian' reaction should read her statement, and maybe it will make them think.
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