This whole gay marriage thing.

Before I make any introspective statements on this topic I feel inclined to be very clear about my own stance on this topic. I am against gay marriage equality. I believe in accordance with what my faith deems to be the truth. I believe in accordance with what my personal logic deems to be the truth as well.

This is a very hot topic as of late and it is something I think has had a far more polarizing effect on the people I am regularly exposed to than I would have expected. And it seems that very few people actually sit on the fence about this... or maybe the fence sitters are so totally silent I am just not detecting their feelings on the topic one way or another.

I personally do not feel that I need to defend my stance on this topic. I could argue for or against it at length, with most people who are interested in doing so, but I really do not see how that would help anything. Admittedly my arguments are fairly simple but they do not need to be complex to be important or meaningful.

I have nothing but love for people who consider themselves to fall under the LGBT categories in one way or another. The challenges they face are far beyond anything I would ever be willing to undertake intentionally. I will gladly befriend and support them in everything unrelated to acting out in the behaviors related to those sexuality and gender-based self-identifications. I see them as an equal in their human role as my brothers and sisters and they deserve as much respect from me as every other person on the planet.

So, in short, get loving them as much as you love everyone else... something I will continue to do... which means I will never support gay marriage.