Totally against it.

There are no logical reasons for anyone to be against same sex marriage. How does it hurt Hetrosexuals if others marry.These are Civil Rights Moral questions of equality.
This is not a religious question and no one has the right to impose their religious beliefs on others anyway. I'd like to know how Gov. Christie would react if the law prohibited Fat People from getting married. The good news is that the younger generations don't even view this as an issue. 20 or 30 years from now it won't be.

I regard it as a legal rights issue, not a religious issue.

EVERYONE should have legal access to marriage and its benefits, which are quite plentiful. Religious ceremony, on the other hand, should be separate from the legal benefits and as a result should be the decision of the individual religion or place.

I know that's just a start and I hope one day that nobody will object on religious grounds either. Legal discrimination for sexuality should be categorised alongside that for race and gender: unacceptable.

Let's start distinguishing between legal and religious marriage, just as we distinguish between the law and religion in every other way.

SUPPORT! These are basic human rights here.

For it 100% legalizing gay marriage is way overdue.

For those of you against it.....give me one logical reason why? Does it impact your life the way you try to impact and decide mine? Does my life control you the way you try to control mine? I am for anybody getting married,as long as it is legal ,humane, and consensual.

Support it. I have gay and lesbian friends who are in committed relationships that have lasted far longer than some straight marriages. They shoulod be able to enjoy the same rights and privilges as others do. Time to recognize these rights for all people who love each other.

Remember prohibition?..That's gone...Women and blacks couldn't vote, now they can,..We evolve, so what's the big deal about gay marriage?..Please no bible crap on this matter...The book was used in the old days to vilify people who are different from them...Enough already!..Let's see Jack and John/Jill and Jane get married and be equal with the rest of us.

There was an excellent set of essays in The Nation around six years ago with different arguments for why the right is against marriage for everyone. The one that made the most sense to me proposed that same sex marriage destroys the foundation of marriage to a Christian fundamentalist because there is no subordinate in the marriage. Literally, who will be on bottom?

A study conducted about the same time showed that individuals who self-identify as Christan conservative actually experience imagery of same sex intercourse when they hear the term "gay marriage." Imagery of other sex intercourse was not invoked by the term "marriage."

So these folks have issues. They want women to be subordinate to the care and control of their husbands (trust me, I've attended these sorts of marriage seminars in the south), and they can only think of what they consider unnatural sexual acts.

My opinion: any law that cannot be applied fairly should not be a law at all. Every adult who wants to be in a committed and loving relationship should be able to marry.

Against it... marraige should be between a man and a woman. Even the Bible states "man shall not lay with man".

I can sense of a lot of anger and hurt in some of the writings.

I agree with Paul L. The churches have every right to marry or not marry same-sex couples, but the state? Your religious arguments don't apply here.
I'm straight and Christian, and I fully support marriage equality.

absolutely AGAINST - not God's will

Lavona

For those of you against it.....give me one logical reason why? Does it impact your life the way you try to impact and decide mine?

Answer: Once marriage is redefined legally in this country their must then be a total change in the country's education process also. Textbooks, stories....etc all children must be taught that anything goes. No more king and queen, there must now be qualifiers. Also, sodomy and masterbation must then be protected as mainstream, normal sexual behavior. This is why Civil unions are the way to go. You still get your legal rights and the and foundation of marriage and sex as a means for procreation are protected.

The bottom line is that Homosexuality is a deviant behavior. When it is found that there is a physical, medical reason why someone must be gay, I would change my mind. This fact however, is never brought up by gay advocates because it is a behavior!

As a conservative I have no legal reasoning to ban gay marriage. Religiously I have no right to force my beliefs on others. Morally it's neither my business nor does it cause harm to anyone. As a human being why would I want to cause unhappiness to others by restricting their own choices?

In this manner conservatives are getting bad press. Please keep in mind that conservatism does not equal religious beliefs. Those so vehemently opposed to gay marriage are basing that on religious belief, in general anyway. That is fine, in America we're allowed that. But when that belief is being used to force legislation then there is a problem and I see it as a very large problem. Just ask anyone living under the Puritans how theocracy worked out.

If you are against it, please explain why gay Americans should be taxed the same as straight Americans. It is fundamentally unfair to expect other Americans to pay into the system you benefit from without enjoying the same legal rights you have (and we all know that marriage has many financial benefits for couples, by law). This is fundamentally an issue of equal treatment under the law, and right now, gay and lesbian couples are being treated as second class citizens because they do not have the same legal right to marry as straight couples. In the year 2012, I find that shameful.

The thing that people don't seem to realize is that Marriage isn't "owned" or "exclusively" accorded to one religious faith, like Christians seem to like to believe...... Marriage goes back before recorded history, which would mean it would predate the Bible, and since everyone in the world wasn't Christian, then it can't "belong" to Christianity alone, or any religion or culture. Gay Marriage will win in the courts, and not by states placing it on a ballot and letting an ignorant majority vote against a minority.

Support. Marriage is a civil rights issue.

I am a daughter, sister, cousin, friend, grandaughter, mother, and lesbian. I have a beautiful girlfriend who no one in this world is going to convince me that God does not like that I am in love. Why would God give me this person who is so perfect for me and not want me to be in love with her? How can God hate me for loving someone? How can He be against that?? I believe in Him, I do not believe in a book written by men, and this country should not deny anyone of thier rights because several guys from hundreds of years ago decided to write a book.

Absolutely! This is a non-issue. Let's move on to other issues!

I may not fully understand the logic that people feel a need to be legally married, but civil rights are for EVERYONE, regardless of their life choices. I have to support my LGBT friends!

If we are going to legislate based on "God's will," whose God shall we legislate under? Should we legislate under Sharia law? Christian law? Jewish law? There are people of many faiths among us, each as sure as the next that they have a better understanding of "God's will."

There are plenty of countries that have official religions. Any American who would rather live in a country governed by their "God's will" is free to move there. However, we happen to live in a country that has a secular government - one whose laws are based on separation of church and state.

There is no non-religious justification for treating homosexuals any differently from the rest of society. In fact, even any religious justification is clearly debatable, as this thread has shown. Personally I see no reason, religiously or otherwise, to oppose any homosexual's ability to enjoy the same same legal rights that I enjoy, as an equal citizen of this country. If their pastor feels differently, that is between them and their pastor - not their government.

f we do change it, I see big advantages. Since marriage is not about the family anymore, we should change all those benefit laws that reward spouses for simply being spouses. That will save programs like Social Security billions, maybe trillions. I know many men get the max SSI benefit of $25,000, their non- working, stay-at-home wives will get $600. Do the math. Kiss the deficit good-by. (Did you really think these wise politicials are in favor of marriage in any form? Marriage costs the government billions. No more Ralph Kramdens who always said “no wife of mine is going to work. . . If I lose my job, we’ll go on relief ”.) Face it. Marriage-anyway you want to define it- has been taking advantage of us all for a long time

No fault divorce has destroyed the concept of traditional family. And, the social acceptance of children born outside of marriage has changed definitions of family. The whole idea of marriage is an anachronism. Today, it's really about the benefits.

An example: When did the last civil war Union Veteran' widow die? You probably think at least fifty years ago. She did receive a government pension based on her husband's military service in 1865 until the day she died in 2003. ( She married an 81 year old veteran when she was 18.) Marriage in 21st century America is about the benefits, not protecting the family. Get rid of the benefits and save us all a lot of money.

Completely and whole-heartedly for it. So many people who are against gay marriage cite their religious beliefs, so let's put it this way: there are indeed hundreds of churches in this country who believe that God blesses same-sex relationships just as He does opposite-sex relationships (the list includes some Baptist churches, some Pentecostal churches, some Lutheran churches, Episcopals, Quakers, and many more). So why should the laws that rule us all be controlled by the beliefs of a majority of churches, and imposed on the minority of churches who disagree? That completely violates religious freedom!

Same-sex relationships harm absolutely no one. If it's two consenting adults who want to enter into a loving faithful relationship with each other, then what's so evil about that?

I'm all for it. The only people who can control the sanctity of my marriage is me and my husband! I look forward to the day when it is just called marriage not gay marriage.

Civil rights are *not* an appropriate subject for a poll or referendum. What if the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been left up to the states to enact? Blacks would still be using separate bathrooms and water fountains to this day. Let's get real, stop trying to subject ANY group of people's inherent rights to "a show of hands", and move on to one of the truly pressing problems facing this country - like adequate employment, food and housing for everyone willing to put in an honest day's work.

Choose the Bible or choose from the government, they provide those who got AIDs they will help you if you got sick to dead. Bible clear for man and woman. Do not follow what the Roman's Empire give you enjoy other than Bible.

How about re-phrasing the poll question - "Do you believe that the State should be in the marriage business at all - independent of gender, race, etc?"

In response to "Opinion":
Homosexual behavior has been documented in over 400 different species. Homophobia only exists in ONE.

If you don't like same-sex marriage, DON'T HAVE ONE.

The government has real reason to legally define marriage. You should just be able to have paperwork establishing a domestic partnership for tax & inheritance purposes, that's all. It's up to each individual church government body to decide whether to marry to people of the same sex. The government shouldn't be involved. And if you don't go to church, you can go to a justice of the peace if you want to. But I don't see why the government should require it.

Against gay marriage?

1) Mind your own business. You are free to believe that being gay is wrong or that gay marriage is wrong, but you are not free to deny others the same freedoms and protections you have. Other people getting married should not concern you or your marriage at all.

2) If marriage is a religious ceremony, why are atheists and other types of non-religious people allowed to marry? That's because marriage can be a religious ceremony if you want it to, but it can also just be a civil and legal affair.

3) If marriage is about procreation, why are infertile couples allowed to marry? That's because ideally marriage should be about love, and procreation comes second.

4) Gay marriage leads to acceptance of polygamy? Once again, mind your own business. If multiple consenting adults want to marry each other, how would that in any way affect your life or your marriage?

5) Gay marriage leads to marriage between man and other animals? Non-human animals cannot give consent, nor can they sign a marriage document or say "I do."

6) You oppose same-sex marriage for religious reasons? Well, the United States is officially a secular nation, it is written in the first amendment of the Constitution that "Congress shall not make any law respecting an establishment of religion." And while many people in this country are religious, the views of one religion does not and should not apply to all the people in the country.

And once again, mind your own business.

If you are against gay marriage, don't have one.
If you're against polygamous marriage, don't have one.
If you are against abortion, don't have one.
If you are against cheeseburgers, don't eat one.

it's as simple as that. But if other people aren't against these things, don't deny them the opportunity to have them. Just because you don't like cheeseburgers doesn't mean you should deny other people the opportunity to have them.

If you want to see deviants at work, go to a Gay Pride parade sometime!! Then tell me you believe that behavior is acceptable and appropriate for a civil society and as a model for your children. I disapprove of gay marriage as a recognized norm in America.

Same sex marriage. Hmmm. Penis and a vagina, that's how it works.

It seems like the anti Gay marriage crowd is more interested in homosexual sex than homosexuals are themselves. Bottom line, it doesnt effect me or you one bit.....not at all. This is not a religious issue, so leave your bible thumping elsewhere. So if two people are in love, and want to marry each other, that is there right to do so and nobody else should have any say whatsoever.

And in addition for the Hypocrites that are stating its against the bible, here are a few more things that are banned by the Bible.

Shaving (Leviticus 19:27)

Cursing (Ephesians 5:4)

Gossip (Leviticus 19:19)

Eating Lobster (Leviticus 11:10)

Eating Pork (Leviticus 11:7)

Cotton/Polyster Blends (Leviticus 19:19)

Associating w/ Women who are having their Periods (Leviticus 15:19-20)

All of you have great insight, but as I look over the writings this is the problem with The United States of America. This is a great problem to have the ability to discuss a topic such as"Gay Marriage or Civil Union or Straight Marriage or Marriage." I know many who are both and the important thing to remember is that regardless of the marital circumstances, the individuals deserve respect. We as a society need to accept the differences of others (political, religious, education, .etc) and come together with the notion that we are all in this together and we need to get along.
If you believe that being gay is a sin, then didn't Jesus say to, "Hate the sinner but love the sinner." If so, then remember everyone has feelings regardless of their sexual preference and that all people should be treated with dignity, with not exception.

2. "Remove the beam from your own eye before you try to remove the speck from your brothers eye" We have enough work to do on ourselves that we should not be worrying about what we think someone else is doing wrong.
3. "Love one another not as the world loves you but as I love you" i.e. unconditionally see#1
4 " Let he(or she) who is without sin cast the first stone" no explaination needed
5 " whatever you do to the least of these(your follow human beings) that you do unto me" Let's talk about the gay jokes, bullying, and resultant self loathing that a lot of gays especially young gays feel because of the abusive dominant culture. The suicide rate to adolescent gays is so much higher than their peers. One day ( before God) that will be answered for.
6 and lastly (I know we will disagree on this ) " I am the Truth, the Way and the Life" Most Christians believe they must Believe in, pray to, worship Jesus. I have always understood this as ".Here is my example, follow it" You are not "saved" by believing in Jesus you are "saved" ( not that I believe we need saving) by a sincere effort (yes we will fall short) to follow His example. No not give up your families and roam the countryside preaching. Care of the sick, the poor, the disenfranchised and marginalized.
If the rest of your "Book" confuses you throw it out!!!!

Support! This is not a religious issue, it is a civil rights issue! Religion does NOT belong in the government, period. If you want to protect the sanctity of marriage, make divorce illegal. Look at Rush Limbaugh. What wife is he on? Number four? And he's saying that gay marriage is going to ruin the sanctity of marriage as a whole? You have got to be kidding me. So it's OK for Brittany Spears to be married for a whopping 55 hours, but if Sally marries Jessica, that's an attack on marriage?! And if I hear the "it's not natural because they can't make babies" argument one more time, I'm going to scream! What about all of those straight couples that can't have children without adoption? Should it be illegal for them to get married? Or the couples that do not want kids? Illegal as well? Or heck, better not let those gays adopt children (you know, the ones that were abandoned by STRAIGHT couples)!

This issue is no different than abortion. If you don't agree with it, then don't do it. I hate how so many people want to push their religious beliefs on others. News Flash....not everyone looks at religion the same way. That's the great part of this country. I have been married over 25 years, if two men or two woman want the same frustrations we have, I say go for it.

This dialogue is extremely entertaining..I say keep it up, unless nothing new is getting said anymore...OBAMA IS RIGHT!

Allowing gay marriage....it's the same as allowing old men to have consentual sex with young boys...the same as allowing a father/mother to have sex with his daughter/son...the same as allowing women to have intercorse with a donkey. News to you who quote the constitution but have never read it....Homosexuality is NOT a right. It protects citizens from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color...NOT sexual preference. If you choose to be a homosexual as with other depravities (beastiality, incest, pedifiles, criminals, theives, sodomites) then you must accept the consequences, limitations and distinctions that come with.

...and dont quote Obama...it shows how truely stupid you really are.

Totally against it. In this life you may practice as you please, in eternity it will all come out. Make this life count, folks. Seek Christ while there's still time.

Folks, We appreciate the spirited exchange here but, please, no name calling. It violates Patch's terms of service for this forum and adds nothing to a civil discussion of the issue. Please state your opinion and the reasons behind it politely without disparaging anyone who disagrees with you.

I have not read ALL of the comments above but what would it hurt to just give the couples in civil unions a few extra's? Like how about all states representing the fact that they are in a legal union and possibly giving them a few more rights? I don't have a problem with the gay community but I do believe that the term 'marriage' belongs to a woman & man's union. Just my opinion.

Can't we all just get along?

True, homosexuality isn't natural - we ARE here to reproduce, right? But at the end of the day, if John and Bill wish to get married, it won't affect my life one bit. Eat, drink and be merry with whomever one wishes.

I am a Roman Catholic and personally I view being gay as disgusting and immoral. Being gay is not normal, less than 5% of the world's population is gay. Its against my beliefs. Thats my opinion, you asked and I told you. However wrong and disgusting I think being gay is, gays are people and US Citizens just like us normal people and we are all guaranteed the same rights. So do I support gay marriage yes because my beliefs are mine and not everyones. If I forced my beliefs on everyone there would be not alcohol, no cigarettes, no condoms, no birth control, no coffee, no soda, no premarital sex, and no porn. All these things are legal and many people use them but I don't. As long as my church and other churches are protected from having to perform gay marriages then let gays be married and enjoy the same rights normal couples do. "Do onto to others as you would want done to you"

Another thing I'd like to add is that this issue should be left up to the states. I'm a big fan of states rights. A person should live in the state that best fits their beliefs. If you like pot the best state for you is California, if you're a socialist the best state for you is Washington, if you want welfare move to New Jersey, if you are cuban Florida is the state for you, etc. Just using some humor to explain why I am a huge fan of states rights. Each state is best suited at meeting the needs of their citizens. The federal government just screws things up. If the citizens of a state want gay marriage then it should be up to them to vote on that issue.

@patriot2 your erronious belief does not change the fact that people are born gay, it is not a choice. That is why it is called sexual orientaion. Who would choose it? As far as your tax comments most gays are gainfully employed and pay more than their fair share of taxes especially if they are in a relationship and sharing a household.

preference indicates choice but obviously that conversation is like beating a dead horse. Actually it is not about annual taxes it is about hospital visits, say in care, automatic inheritance if one partner dies it is about all I believe the number is 713 federal rights that a married couple automatically gets by being married. It is about security and protection from having lives shattered and property seized. The federal government subsidizing oil companies is reducing the revenues more than some more marriages ever would. Let's not forget about the millionaires paying a smaller percentage of their income than most of the middle class.

I'm for anything that gets the bible thumper’s panties in a knot and gay marriage clearly does. The multiple marriages/divorce/new family cycle by hetero couples seems to be more of an affront to the institution than a committed gay marriage in my opinion.

No one really know what makes gay people gay. For some gays they don't become gay until later in adulthood and some are gay at 16. The truth is that less than 5% of the over 7 billion people in the world are gay so we can all agree thats not normal. Another statement I dislike is that God makes gay people which is false. God made only 3 people Adam and Eve and Jesus. The rest of us were spawned from them and we have free will which lets us become what we want to become. Some gays turn gay because the opposite sex does not like them, I know many gays like this. Some gays were gay since they could remember. Whatever makes gay people gay it probally can be cured. Doctors have found links in gay people that is not found in nomral people. Gays are still humans no matter how disgustung we normal people think it is they still deserve to be happy(gay) and enjoy the same rights as us. This is a complete 360 from when I was younger. Now I look at it as they leave me alone and I leave them alone. Mutual respect. I don't care to know what goes on in peoples bedrooms. I don't go around screaming I'm straight and I don't want gays throwing their sexual preference in my face. Just lets all live our lives and stop worrying what everyone else is doing. Life is too short God would want us all to get along

Changing the definition of a word has consequences. At times, a change may affect the way we use the word. Other times, a change may remove the word from our vocabulary. What is a civil right? Do any rights exist that are not civil? Where does a right originate?
The question posed is “Do You Support Gay Marriage?” Since the word marriage is defined as the union between man and woman, it’s impossible to support that which does not exist – at least not presently. The question should be “Do You Support Re-defining Marriage?”
Many comments here are centered on religion and its views on the subject of homosexuals. Old Testament verses are referenced by self-appointed Biblical “scholars”. Christians are advised not to use their “Bible-thumping” tactics when posting their views. However, telling a Christian not to use their Bible to defend their view is like telling an American not to use their Constitution to defend their freedoms. I find the problem with both is very few read– or know– the source. A quick Google search is all that is needed to become educated and tell readers the “truth”.
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Eating pork and a man not lying with another man are two different types of edicts. One is ceremonial, the other is moral. Some have written that the Bible has no bearing on any debate in our country. Did Thomas Jefferson have the right to say, “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a Gift of God? “
Should marriage be re-defined? If so, the word may go the way of others. I can no longer say that I find something queer, or I tuned my car’s engine and had to retard the timing. I cannot dig a hole with a spade, nor can I clean my house so it is spic and span. No more manhole covers, no firemen, and no male or female, for today we have gender, and it is in the form of an acronym – LGBT. Where do you fit into this?
I wonder how many commenters would be willing die for their belief. I almost did when I served my country – a country I believe in so greatly that I was willing to give my life to preserve the very freedom that allows people to write their comments on a Patch forum.
Be careful about changing definitions. Freedom may well be the next word on the list.

"Virginia GOP-controlled legislature blocked the nomination of a judge to the district court because he is gay"...So this anti-same sex marriage debate is not confined to this issue but also to a despicable bigotry against this group of citizens...Talk about small government.

Patriot2

I regret to say that I don't know how to print a link for all to read, but if you can go to the Huffington Post, you'll read there that his being gay and has gay agenda got him in trouble...The lawmaker has labeled this lifestyle a disordered behavior...To me that's a blatant bigotry!

I support gay marriage.
I'm a Christian, because I always say: If God is against gay people, He wouldn't have made them.
What will happen when gay marriage gets legal?
Zombies attack. 0%
Everyone will die. 0%
Gay people will destroy the world. 0%
The world will explode. 0%
Gay people will marry. 100%

thought this thread was done months ago!! Maddie and "daughter of the most high" arrogant as you are ignorant. Hebrew the first language!!! Really?? Get your nose out of the bible and learn some world history! Marriage is not a Godly term it is a people term. Adam and Eve were not married, Most of the patriarchs had multiple wives and the Kings also had concubines and slaves at their beck and call. It is difficult to actually find examples of one man one woman marriage in the bible compared to all the other forms. Not Rev. of (or from whatever you said) hell but in hell with idoits like you claiming to be Christian and knowing the mind of God. By the why it is not there sin it is their sin!!! Fact the bible says nothing about same sex love!! oops there was Saul and Jonathan, Ruth and Ester their oft quoted love statement at weddings a statement between two women. Then Jesus never said anything one way or the other about same sex love but there is the story of the Centurian who asked for his "pias" to be healed, translated in the modern bible as servant translated elsewhere in literature as lover. Jesus healed him commenting only on the Centurians faith. Homosexuality is not a choice but using your misunderstanding of Christ's teachings as a vehicle for hate and discrimination is.

"idiots like you" may not be the best phrase to respond to another's views. Do you use the same words with your followers? You advise the people to "get your nose out of the Bible" and then proceed to use Biblical references to correct them. I find this odd.
The Greek word is "pais" (I'll give you the mis-keying error) and I've not been able to find it used in reference to a lover anywhere.
I'm curious - where did you receive your ordination?

Allan I will admit to a low tolerance of intolerant people. "bible references" you have to talk to people in their own language, using references to some other sacred text would have been pointless. Before someone else corrects me it may have been David and Jonathan instead of Saul (always mix them up) it's been awhile since I have delved the pages of the OT so it could be Ruth and someone else as well yet it is still two males and two females expressing undying love for each other in the OT.
I first heard of this definition many years ago and recently saw an article on the Huffington Post. Here are three links to articles I found on google: http://www.wouldjesusdiscriminate.org/biblical_evidence/gay_couple.html

http://www.gaychristian101.com/Centurion-And-Pais.html

http://www.christiang0y.com/Jesus_and_the_Centurion.html
I am an Interfaith Minister Ordained by the School of Sacred Ministries and
a priest and bishop of the French Gnostic Church not that your opinion of my vredentials really matters to me.
Since this thread fired up again one might think in connection with the Chick-fil-A controversy let's be clear that the protests were not about Cathy's freedom of speech but about the money he gives to organizations that literally harm the GLBT community. you can do your own google search on that one.

Thanks for the reply. I now know you're a Gnostic and where you received your credentials. I think it does matter where any person of title receives such title. As to the links, I know anyone can use the Internet for confirmation of a belief. I prefer to use trusted scholarship.
Maybe some day we will cross paths and have a dialogue in person. Till then, I pray for tolerance of others.

My spirituality is informed by having read much of the worlds sacred scripture and also having some concept of the societies in and for which it was written, it is why I became an Interfaith Minister. From your response I am not sure if you looked at the links. I believe at least one referenced the scholars that wrote it. The internet can also provide truth that we don't want to believe. Only the most liberal Christian churches would publish an article on this topic, most would suppress it as "confusing to the faithful". Truth is where you find it and has no regard for belief.
A point of clarification: the "get your nose out of the Bible and learn some world history" comment was directed at the person that stated that hebrew was the worlds first language. In the big picture Jesus and the centurion is about Faith, the faith of an outsider, feared and possibly hated by the Jewish community. Because of this outsiders Faith in Jesus the other person was healed. The other picture for the GLBT community is that Jesus would have understood the relationship and healed without commenting on or condemning the relationship which does not mean support but could mean it was a non issue for him.

BOTTOM LINE: There are many viewpoints on the various aspects of homosexuality in all its dimensions. It's impossible to have more than ONE TRUTH. The ONE TRUTH that stands against every opposing emotion, personal or mass opinion, belief, religion and gut wrenching stance - for or against its respective issues. This ONE TRUTH will be given to each one of us, individually, one second after we take our last breath and enter into eternity. Eternity is a long, long, long time. Try to comprehend the length of eternity. Make sure you find out what that ONE TRUTH is! Be 100% sure your own truth does not enter the equation in finding it. Losing your eternal soul is not worth the risk under any circumstance, person, place or thing! When you find it, you will know it beyond the shadow of a doubt. You will have an overwhelming sense of peace and joy. No longer tortured with doubt, fear and the question: "what if..."