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Article: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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- Roanoke Times & World News
- Article date:
- May 8, 2009
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Gay couples deserve to be able to marry
I just read Darkas Mason's letter to the editor, "Gay marriage
goes against the Bible" (May 2), and I must say that I am a bit
amused by it and others like it that feel marriage is so sacred a
covenant that only heterosexuals are entitled to it.
Why is that exactly? Is it because heterosexuals are greater and
far superior to gays? Is it because heterosexuals have done such a
fine job at marriage and serve as such perfect role models for this
sacred bond?
Give me a break. I've known more committed and loving gay couples
who deserve the right to be married as much as any heterosexual
couple.
Ultimately, I would like to ask those who are so against the ...