It’s always refreshing to hear a political candidate come right out and give his honest beliefs on topics. It’s even better when those beliefs are pro-human rights of all people, are non-homophobic and make sense. When people think, everyone wins.
“If a couple of lesbians or gay men want to get married, and they love each other, they should have the right to do that and enjoy all the legalities in our society that go along with that. I have no problem with that at all.”
“I think that people who create these problems of homophobia and the likes of that do us a disservice,” Gravel continues. “We are all human beings and one of the things that should motivate us, most of all, is love.”
He blasts President Bush’s “faith-based leadership,” saying, “You can’t legislate morality.”
That last sentence is something I’ve been saying for a long, long time. You can’t legislate morality any more than you can depend on religion to teach it. I’ve long said that a person knows right from wrong. Sure, the Church can help guide people, and I don’t discount the value of faith-based community service and outreach to those in need, but folks seem to think that without religion, the world would be a mess… Well newsflash folks, the world is a mess, and it has a lot to do with religion. No, religion isn’t the only cause of violence and evil, but I’d probably argue that it is the most persuasive, and most harmful.
Anyway, enough rant for now. Link to video below.
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