Brand New Atheist

I know, you’re probably thinking what do gay people have to do with atheism. When I was young I didn’t have a problem with gay people. In my late teens I even had a gay friend. When in the Army they promoted acceptance and tolerance towards gay people. But I came out of the Army and had a problem with gay people. I don’t understand it either. For 12 years that problem persisted. The problem itself was like a small thought in the back of my head that said, “Gay is not right, keep your gayness to yourself.”

Flash forward 12 years after I discover that God isn’t real and all of the sudden gay takes on a whole perspective. When you’re a God believer, gay is wrong and marriage is between a man and a woman. When you’re not a believer all of the sudden gay isn’t wrong, its just not natural. Meaning a gay couple can not procreate. But they can be together if they want to be. And their isn’t any reason they can’t marry if they want to. Marriage is legal bond between consenting individuals. Marriage doesn’t have to have anything at all to do with religion.

Now I have to figure out if marriage is a religious thing or if it’s secular.

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