Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
Did you know that we are in the middle of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month? On June 1 of this year our President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Pride Month. Here is the link to official transcript:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/
Here are just a couple of paragraphs in case you don't want to read the whole thing.
"My Administration has partnered with the LGBT community to advance a wide range of initiatives. At the international level, I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the existing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security.
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2009 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third."
BARACK OBAMA
One of the reasons this topic is so heated in our country is because there is no gray area. It is black and white. There is a right, and there is a wrong. There is not very much, if any, common ground. Either homosexuality is a sin, or it isn't. Either protecting traditional marriage is the right thing to do, or it's not. Either allowing gay couples to adopt is good, or it's bad. Black...or white. No middle ground.
As of right now the majority of Americans are for protecting marriage. Also, the majority of Americans voted for Barack. Why the disparity? Most people I talked to that are for traditional marriage but voted for Barack justified the vote saying that the president has little to do with that topic. Still, why would you vote for someone that does not share your same morals and core beliefs? As we are seeing, the President can meddle in any topic at any time because he is the president. Do the majority of Americans want and LGBT pride month? I'm pretty sure they don't. But we voted for him...serves us right.
It seems as though the voice of the righteous is fading, and the voice of immoral and wicked is rising. It seems as though the righteous are shrinking and the wicked are strengthening. The righteous are becoming more ashamed and embarrassed, and the wicked more bold. The righteous are trying to be more politically correct, while the wicked are defining politically correct.
As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stays constant and true, it will continue to be the brunt of persecution. That's okay, I'm okay with persecution as long as we are standing for what is good and true. We live in a day where good is called evil and evil good. Those who stand for right are called bigots and haters. Those who stand for that which is wrong are heroed as loving and compassionate. Call me what you will, I will never 'celebrate' LGBT pride month.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/
Here are just a couple of paragraphs in case you don't want to read the whole thing.
"My Administration has partnered with the LGBT community to advance a wide range of initiatives. At the international level, I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the existing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security.
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2009 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third."
BARACK OBAMA
One of the reasons this topic is so heated in our country is because there is no gray area. It is black and white. There is a right, and there is a wrong. There is not very much, if any, common ground. Either homosexuality is a sin, or it isn't. Either protecting traditional marriage is the right thing to do, or it's not. Either allowing gay couples to adopt is good, or it's bad. Black...or white. No middle ground.
As of right now the majority of Americans are for protecting marriage. Also, the majority of Americans voted for Barack. Why the disparity? Most people I talked to that are for traditional marriage but voted for Barack justified the vote saying that the president has little to do with that topic. Still, why would you vote for someone that does not share your same morals and core beliefs? As we are seeing, the President can meddle in any topic at any time because he is the president. Do the majority of Americans want and LGBT pride month? I'm pretty sure they don't. But we voted for him...serves us right.
It seems as though the voice of the righteous is fading, and the voice of immoral and wicked is rising. It seems as though the righteous are shrinking and the wicked are strengthening. The righteous are becoming more ashamed and embarrassed, and the wicked more bold. The righteous are trying to be more politically correct, while the wicked are defining politically correct.
As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stays constant and true, it will continue to be the brunt of persecution. That's okay, I'm okay with persecution as long as we are standing for what is good and true. We live in a day where good is called evil and evil good. Those who stand for right are called bigots and haters. Those who stand for that which is wrong are heroed as loving and compassionate. Call me what you will, I will never 'celebrate' LGBT pride month.
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