Many people that claim to be pro-life claim to be so because they want to support the life of the child. How is it, they suggest, one can claim that the being inside the mother's womb is not a human? This is nothing but a strawman argument set up to equate abortion to murder. Once abortion can be equated to murder then the case can be made for outlawing it, much like murder. However, outlawing abortion would do nothing in the interest of a person that is really Pro-Life.

I was reading an article titled A Culture of Death, Not Life on Common Dreams that spoke of the Right-Wing's handling of recent events such as the Terri Schiavo cases and the death of Pope John Paul II, and I couldn't help but to notice that the author alluding to the Right-Wing and Christians being almost synonymous. This caused me to remember how I used to be.

There was a time at which I would see anything done by racists, bigots, and warmongerers and see the act as being part of being Christian. If someone wanted to restrict peoples' freedoms in the bedroom, it was because that someone was a Christian. When an abortion clinic was bombed, or evolution (or science in general) was derided, it was a Christian doing it. All the wars, suffering, library burning, and progress-stifling were the fault of Christians.

Last weekend I went to a wedding. It was sweet, small, simple, private; and unfortunately, not recognized by the state. The wedding was between two men who wanted to declare their love for eachother. After seeing the two grooms walking down the aisle and hearing them say their vows, it became very apparent that this wasn't about sex. In fact, there was nothing sexual about any part of the ceremony. There was no mention of sodomy, fellatio or even kissing. The only exception to kissing was the customary kiss between the wedding participants.

Instead, there was love. Love tends to be forgotten when it comes to relationships between gays. People forget that relationships are more than just sex even though they'll claim otherwise. Yet when someone mentions "gay" or "homosexual" their thoughts immediately gravitate towards sodomy and other sexual acts. This is more a reflection upon their own faults than it is on gays.

There is no way to express the love I have for you. I hope and pray that by some miracle you can see it all in my gaze, feel it all in my touch, taste it all in my kiss, and hear it all in every word I speak. But, no matter what I do, nothing will ever express the full extent of my love. I love you, everything about you. I love your smile, your touch, your kisses, your hugs, your intelligence, your tenderness, your protectiveness... I could go on forever. I love the intimacy and trust we share. I love how we are able to talk about everything and nothing. I love how you are so understanding. I love how you listen to me and try to help in any way you can. I love how you make me feel so safe every time I'm in your arms. I love how you try to make me feel beautiful and smart. I love how you can always make me laugh. In short, I love You. I can't wait until the day when we can share every moment of our lives with each other, not just by talking, but by experiencing life together. I love you with all my heart and soul.