Gov. Sarah Palin Wants Federal Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriage

Published October 21, 2008 @ 05:00AM PT

palin It's a split with her running mate, Sen. John McCain, but Gov. Sarah Palin has come out for a federal Constitutional amendment defining marriage between one man and one woman.

In an interview that will air on the Christian Broadcasting Network this week, Palin admits that she wishes the federal government would follow the lead of states like Alaska, which have amended their constitutions to define marriage as "one man, one woman."

I am, in my own, state, I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman...I wish on a federal level that that's where we would go because I don't support gay marriage.

This is, sadly, another missed opportunity for Gov. Palin to follow through with the "tolerance" she said she had for LGBT people during the October 2 Vice-Presidential debate.

At their core, Palin's statements reflect a belief on her part that sexuality is a choice. In the wake of the October 2 debate, here's what Palin said about one of her lesbian friends:

One of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years who happens to be gay and I love her dearly. And she is not my gay friend. She is one of my best friends who happens to have made a choice that isn't a choice that I would have made.

Therein lies the problem, Gov. Palin. The reason you would not choose to be a lesbian is BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ONE. So while it's nice to use words like "tolerance" when talking about LGBT Americans, in cases like this "tolerance" comes off as just more judgment.

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Being a musician, most of my friends are gay. They happen to be gay because they are who they are, not because they proclaim it at the tops of their lungs or "choose" a particular sexuality.
Don't get me started on <a href="http://oboe-wan.blogspot.com/2007/09/toleration.html">tolerance</a>.
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So much for the separation of church & state, eh?

Posted by Lisa Smolen on 10/21/2008 @ 01:25PM PT
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As a Christian, we have to be careful with the words we choose when we say things publically. Please understand, most Christians don't take the time to process the thought that one can be born LGBT as opposed to "choosing the lifestyle" later in life. As a result, we as Christians do more damage than good and come across as judgemental - when that is not our hearts at all.

But rather, we as Christians love all people just as Jesus did - just have a hard time saying it sometimes...c'mon, we're all people, and people say the wrong things sometimes! And BTW, God Himself is does not descriminate, so why should we?

Rom 2:11 - For God shows no partiality [undue favor or unfairness; with Him one man is not different from another]

It's not supposed to be about tolerance...but rather how does God love His children? Unconditionally. Period.

Posted by raul cabrera on 10/21/2008 @ 02:07PM PT
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Shock! A politician says one thing and later says something else!

Posted by J Baker-Johnson on 10/21/2008 @ 03:25PM PT
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Is this the person you want a heartbeat away from the presidency?

Posted by TREASURE HOUSE on 10/21/2008 @ 06:29PM PT
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Religiously speaking, even the Catholic Church has admitted that there's a biological element to one's sexuality. It's puzzling that in 2008, we're still arguing whether genetics are involved.

Posted by Michael Jones on 10/21/2008 @ 07:48PM PT
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It's puzzling that in 2008 we're still arguing about a lot of things!!

Posted by Lisa Smolen on 10/21/2008 @ 10:20PM PT
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Amen, Lisa.

Posted by Michael Jones on 10/22/2008 @ 04:45AM PT
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