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Gay couples across California trade weekend vows By CHRISTINA HOAG, Associated Press Writers
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry.
The city of West Hollywood, a staunch advocate of marriage rights for gays and lesbians, hosted a daylong marriage marathon Saturday, when about 100 same-sex couples planned to wed in ceremonies officiated by council members and administrators.Accompanied by camera-toting clusters of relatives and friends, couples traded vows under white trellises trimmed with red roses inside curtained cabanas in West Hollywood Park.Among them were Nancy Vasquez and Sandy Perron, partners of 16 years, who got their marriage license at West Hollywood City Hall on Tuesday and returned Saturday for the ceremony."This is just the icing on the cake," said Perron, a 45 year-old human resources assistant from Gardena. "It's something we've been waiting for."California became the only U.S. state besides Massachusetts to allow gay couples to marry on Monday, one month after the state Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.But the wedding spree could be short-lived if voters approve a November ballot initiative that would reverse the May 15 court ruling and amend the state Constitution to bar gay marriage.For Susan and River Mika Coyote of Incline Village, Nev., getting married at the Sacramento gay pride festival was a statement about human rights, as well as their personal commitment. The couple held a ceremony five years ago, legally combined their names and bank accounts, and bought a home together.River, 38, said she hopes hundreds of gay marriages in coming months will help dissuade voters from supporting a constitutional ban on the November ballot."It's easy when people think of gay people as 'those people,'" she said. "If you check that box you're taking away the marriage of River and Susie — it's not 'those people.' We're normal people who want to take care of each other."The gay wedding boom has been good for business. Tom Rosa, owner of the Cake And Art bakery in West Hollywood, said business has tripled in the past week, and on one day he did as many consultations as he usually does in a month.Rainbow-colored cakes are popular, but some couples are wild for a silver-studded all black cake, said Rosa, who baked four cakes for same-sex couples marrying at West Hollywood Park.Many couples waited until Saturday to get married so they could share the day with family and friends and not be part of the media hoopla and protests that surrounded ceremonies earlier in the week."We didn't want that to take away from our occasion. It means a lot to us," said Pat Melchor of Downey, who married her partner of 11 years, the new Mrs. Cheryl Melchor, who was clutching a bouquet of white roses as they posed for photos.West Hollywood Councilman John Heilman, who was deputized by the county deputy commissioner of civil marriages to officiate weddings in June, said the day was proving emotional, especially for couples who had been together for many years."Everyone's crying," he said. "People are bringing their family and friends. That's what been nicer about today."
That was one of the main subjects in Yahoo page for today's date; June 22nd, 08.
I am fed up with these news, every day I hear something about same-sex marriage willingly or forcibly via different sources, as if it became the number one humanitarian issue in the world.
We should forget about our daily troubles, war residuals, life retardants and focus or pay attention for those perverts!!
Yes, I am deeply one of those "same-sex marriage" opponents, I get sick to my stomach when I know that this issue does exist, I feel sad by far witnessing how degraded our world has become!
"So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."Genesis 1:27
Do you think that God couldn't have the ability to change the whole system when he created Adam? He could have created another Adam instead of Eve! Or vise-versa he could have created Eve and another Eve as a partner!!
The union between male and female is so awesome and they complete each other plus, their union is the normal means by which offspring are created.
God does not create a person with homosexual desires. A person becomes a homosexual because
1- of sin as in Romans 1:27: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
2- And ultimately because of his or her own choice.
Same sex- marriage it is not a marriage per se, it is a sin and abnormal relationship outside of marriage frame it offends the meaning of marriage and human morals.
For all religions and ethnicities, be they Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslims , Hindus, Buddhists, and even Atheists. Marriage is a sacrament celebrated by two people of opposite sexes and to call it a marriage between two people of the same sex is sacrilegious and fornication!!
I mean come on people, how in the world a man can have a lust towards another man? Or how does a woman have a crush on another woman?? This is insane! what if two lesbians go together and they both have children from former relationships, what would be those kids calling their moms? mom and mom? where is dad? Or do they cancel dad's role in their lives? For a child to grow up healthy and normal, both male and female parental roles are definitely required.
I did some searches on the net about George Bush and his opinion of homosexual marriage, I know this man is against the aforementioned case, and here is what I got:
President Bush said on July 2, 2003, "What I do support is the notion that marriage is between a man and a woman."
It seems that California after Massachusetts falls into the category of what Isaiah 3:9 the Prophet said so many years ago.
"The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it, Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves."
In my and lots of people's opinions is that we should restore and re-new our principles of life , we have first of all to restore the values of the family in accordance with God's plan, the relationships amongst the family members should be strongly bonded, hereby a new culture of life will be affirmed, for the building of an authentic civilization of truth and love.
It is exactly like how one of the authors expressed his words by saying:
"When the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is also threatened and poisoned... Moreover, once all reference to God has been removed, it is not surprising that the meaning of everything else becomes profoundly distorted"
I hope that one day those gays and lesbians get to know why God has created them, and what are their roles in life once they decide to abandon their erroneous principles and get back to normal life, start a family which its logo is represented by yin-yang not by Adam and Steve!!
17 comments:
The sin of Sodom was not homosexuality, but instead they ignored the poor.
Dear Marsho
Not sure whether we've just opened our eyes on this world or it has been a new crisis.
I've noticed that homosexuality and talking about it has much increased nowadays.
The only thing is it has been changed from a sin and shame to a right, I would accept it as illness which needs to be treated not to kill people who does it but not to praise them as well.
The only thing I noticed in the western world about it is a hypocracy, it is a shame but we should not show that we disgust it!!!
Still; we need opposite sex relationship if we want to proceed, we don't need Adam and Steve
Regards
Hi Marshmallow,
How are things in your life?
I was thinking of you the other day.
When you come to the US, for some reason, I see you visiting the Grand Canyon, and going rafting down the Colorado River.
I'm against same sex marriages,
because it lessens the intent, the concept of what a marriage is - renders it a less exclusive union, but it's better to be more tolerant than less tolerant.
A&E Iraqi, instead of expressing disgust with the West on the issue, should express disgust with how homosexuals are treated in Iraq and the Arab/Islamic world.
To be Gay or Lesbian in Iraq these days is a death warrant.
It's better to have an open tolerant society, than one that will kill you, if you are different than the norm.
There seems to be a double standard in the Islamic World on homosexuality. I posted a lament of a gay Iraqi blogger and here's what he said:
"The same can be said about the women with some minor differences. A very common way of dealing with the pent up anger and frustration and of satisfying the natural human (not deviant) need for physical contact is to engage in homosexual acts. Arab boys and men routinely engage in such acts in private house parties but would never talk about it the next day. Girls and women not lucky or pretty enough to marry do the same, especially in their late 30s and 40s (after that they start repenting). And those very same people would be the first on line to denounce homosexuals and homosexual behavior.
Arabs clearly practice gay sex way more than Americans or Europeans, as it involves heterosexual people. In western society, heterosexuals occasionally engage in homosexual sex but not as a habit or a preference. It mostly happens as a part of an experimental phase in puberty or during prolonged periods of isolation (e.g: imprisonment). In Arab states, it's also imprisonment but it is social and eternal."
Ahhh Marshmallow,
I forgot to say, our next door neighbor's daughter is a Lesbian and she is always smooching with her girlfriend outside. LOL.
Wait until you come to the US and a woman hits on you (makes a pass at you), LOL.
Hi Marsh. Please dont take offense...but the old "Adam and Steve" joke went by the wayside a long time ago.
One can make whatever they want out of the bible. We can read into it whatever we choose. I am not a gay person....I do believe in and love GOD...but I know that HIS love is available to all.
I must admit when I first read your post, I was stunned at your judmental anger....but I realize that you are not alone. Many feel as you do. I for one am grateful that governments around the world are recognizing that nobody should be able to decide who another will or will not love.
I think perhaps it would be enough to disagree with someones life..(I do not believe homosexuality is a choice though) but we should always temper that will love. I believe that is what GOD requires of us as christians.
Hi MM
Although Im not really for this whole "homosexuality" issue, I dont mind it as along as it doesnt hurt anyone. I know that its hard to fathom the idea, but believe me, when you get a chance to leave here and go and see the rest of the world, you will maybe begin to tolerate it.
I was like you. But when I lived in London, I met a few gays, and lesbians. And btw, they were Iraqi. For me, they are only humans, and I cannot make a bad judgement just because of their sexual orientation. Some is genetic, and others, is just a fad.
Anyhow, thats how I see it. Yes it is wrong, but who are we to judge. See them through the eyes of tolerence. As long as theyre not harmful to you or your family, then let it be. In the end, its God who has the last say...
Hi All,
I respect your opinions and thoughts regarding this subject.
You guys mentioned "love" and the fact that they don't hurt any body; as you said I agree with that but they are hurting their bodies and using them in an abnormal way, I love those people as well they way I care about them and want them to know what is right and wrong, and because I love them; I don't want them to be tortured at the end and that is why I stated this post...
But my view on this topic will be always (rejection and disgust)because it is against God will and nature's system!
Sorry but this is how I am.
Thanks
of course there is no physical harm done.
However they do harm the society & paving a path for it's destruction.
Seriously,, there should be law, if those people go public they should be jailed & treated with hormones, but as long as they keep their business on the low it should be bearable.
Nonetheless , how homosexuals have changed our world ? did they save Africa from hunger ?
moreover, they demand parental rights, this is way over the limits. Some action should be taken.
Good lines Anonym, that is what am talking about!
Marsho Marsho,
You're right, and I'm with you in every word you said. This "Habit" is Haram, God created us as men and women, he made male and femal sex in every creature, so we should live as the way God wants.
and if the one born and found him self a pervert, he should try to be normal, he should go to doctors till he bacome a normal human.
and they don't have the right to continue or to get married in public, they don't have the right to livem because what they do is against all the religions law.
Micho
Some psychiatrist's might say, one who is homophobic might also have a secret.
I believe all religions address this subject pretty much the same...for me...Matthew 7 and now, excuse me while I go back to trying to remove this plank from my eye ;)
Bill....I was just about to proffer the same adage. It has been long known, that when something is protested overly much...there is something the protester might be afraid of.
Of course I am afraid that this big mess will ruin our planet and relations with GOD!!!
As salaamu alaicum
Wish everything was so easy. Black, white. Good, Evil. Allah, Shaytan. Purity, Sin.
It's not, masshallah.
I've happened to know, not meet, KNOW, a few homosexual couples. One of them is one of my oldest and best friends, a gay young man. I've seen my friend suffering because he was homosexual.
And after coming out, I've seen him looking for a life partner, not for vice. If you look to real doctors, most of them think there's a difference in our DNA which makes homosexual tendencies. If you can deal with them with honesty, for me it's OK. I'm not perfect, and don't ask to anybody to be.
By the way, my friend has found his life partner a couple of years ago. Guess what? People say gays are vicious and promiscous... my friend's partner left his MONEYMAKER work, his house, his country, everything to come to Spain to live with my friend _his mother is very sick with a linphoma, and I've never seen a daughter-in-law taking care of anybody so nice and kindly.
Allah knows best, and for our heart and compassion we'll be judged.
But gay sex is so much fun!
One thing that you must remember is that we are ALL God's creations. Think about it, do you really think that gay people have CHOSEN this lifestyle? It's not something you can turn on and turn off.
I can remember back to kindergarten when I knew even then that there were two boys in my class who were gay. Do you know how difficult it is for them to come out of the closet, to be honest about their sexuality with their families? This is not something that they CHOOSE for themselves. To put up with all the bullying they have had to endure?
We as a society need to be more tolerant of people who are different, whether it be race, religion, or sexual preference. God MADE them this way. We all need to unite and join hands in brotherhood and friendship and understanding.
And personally, I don't care what George Bush has to say about anything. He's an idiot!
Eve can be located in the heavens close to the tree of knowledge and the place of gnosis. She has fruit in her mouth and is offering fruit to Adam. Satan is whispering into her ear. This allegory is clearly visible and can be seen by ‘joining the dots’ in the northern sky by anyone who know where to look. Its existence and location calls the origins and content of the Old Testament question. It provokes us to ask - Did the author of Genesis call on and utilise stories that had been fashioned by ancient priest-astronomers? The God Secret sheds doubt on very fabric of all that we have been taught to be sacred. It is either the greatest heresy of all time or it presents conclusive evidence that allows us to abandon an inheritance based on false and misleading theosophy in favour of an enlightened appreciation of universal truth.
http://www.thegodsecret.net/
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