Taking a Look at Gay Marriage - 510 Words

To be honest, lets just say that you are super in love with your boyfriend or girlfriend, now what would you do if someone told you that you cant be with that person because you guys are straight. What if everyone looked down upon people that were straight because the only â€Å"right† way is to be gay? Do you see what I’m getting at? People these days think that its okay to tell people who they can and cannot love. Like seriously? If you love someone you should be with them! Love is love no matter what age or gender. We live in such a world where we â€Å"live† by the bible, and how we all are so â€Å"religious†. Dont get me wrong i am very religious, but not to the point where Im like, â€Å"You will go to hell if you are homosexual†. In all reality the bible says absolutely nothing about people being homosexual, it never criticizes it and it never says that they will go to hell. No one should ever judge someone for being in love. 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