I've often said that the Spirit of Christmas has transcended the traditional. It has become inclusive to the LGBT community in such a way that same-sex marriage holds a place in Christmas. It is perhaps the ultimate in love and acceptance - "good will towards men" - and overcomes many of the world's tribulations to achieve its goals. It never looks to man's "sinful nature" and destruction. For those imbued with the Spirit of Christmas, destruction of man and this world seem very far away.
This Christmas, there will be those praying for things to change
... back to the way they were when discrimination was the order of the day.
They will pray for the sanctity of their own marriages as if some outside force
is dooming them. They will pray that their renewed vision of (their own)
persecution will sway a righteous public away from social issues like same-sex
marriage. They will pretend to pray for us, while desperately praying for
themselves. This is a sad Christmas for those souls.
They certainly won't know our joy - the joy of couples whose love has sought
acceptance for years - or the hope, that in other states and countries, the
human right to love and make a commitment to each other will be honored with
acceptance and dignity.
And while they pray, let us pray for the Spirit of Christmas to open up their
hearts to experience the joy we feel in marriage, in being ourselves.
* As to the "Harm Factor" of same-sex marriage, the latest figures show that America's divorce rate has declined (the first time in decades), so women aren't divorcing their husbands to become lesbians (ala Pat Robertson) nor are men divorcing their wives for those hirsute hotties. Don't tell that to twice-divorced Attorney General Pam Bondi**, who insists that gays have extremely unstable relationships.
**BTW: Bondi's latest marriage to a gentleman 23 years her senior was "performed" in the Cayman Islands and is speculated to be a tax dodge.
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