Much has been made of the “right” of homosexuals marrying; so much so that activist judges have taken it upon themselves to mandate actions that the people have not been supportive of. In all, forty five states have some sort of ban on gay marriage and only one state has passed legislation allowing gay marriages (that bill was vetoed by the Governor).
 
Liberal activists have claimed that anybody should be free to love whomever they choose. They point to the high divorce rates found in normal marriages, the inability to obtain insurance through their partner's employer plan, and a fictitious proximity to racist practices of the past.
 
None of their claims have merit; they weren't designed to be an intellectual argument based on sound facts or solid reasoning. Such claims are based on emotional whims and the belief that they deserve an extra helping of rights.
 
Most of us grew up with parents who actually dared to tell us no. Lines were drawn and they were not to be crossed. No amount of pleading, whining, or begging could budge those lines that were deeply drawn; our parents had experiences, and the knowledge that comes with experience, that we simply could not comprehend.
 
The gay agenda is not the first to attack traditional values in America: that path had been blazed long before they dared to take on such a task. Religion or rather – freedom of religion – had been attacked successfully long beforehand. Our courts declared a newly discovered phrase in our Constitution – separation of church and state – that hadn't been there during the previous 15 (plus) decades, thereby mandating freedom from religion.
 
Once this door had been kicked in, traditional values were attacked in a vigorous manner. Men were belittled, told they weren't needed, and society was informed that children could do without a father. Woman-power had arrived and with it came the sexual revolution. Responsibility was thrown out in favor of sex without consequences, or so we thought. But there were repercussions, women became little more than unpaid concubines, and men were transformed into casual sperm-donors who became ATM machines if the “union” resulted in a child that wasn't killed prior to birth.
 
This irresponsibility, championed by the left, affected far more than the two consenting adults. The resulting children suffered – oh how they suffered. Growing up in a one-parent household, being juggled back and forth between parents, and not hearing the word 'No' nearly as often as they should, had severely negative impacts on those children. As a result, crime rates among teens skyrocketed and society took a downward step yet again. These children began having sex at earlier and earlier ages, after all they had grown up watching their parents hop from one bed to another all too often. The practice had imprinted upon them and they sought “love” in the only manner they knew how.
 
Our daughters became “Ho's” and our sons became “pimps” in an anything goes society. Weary mothers, too tired to intervene, simply looked the other way. Fathers, all too often absent from their children's lives, simply couldn't find the time and moved on to other conquests, creating a legacy of failure that haunts society today.
 
Marriage isn't about two people coming together for the convenience of obtaining insurance, it isn’t about lust that wanes over time, nor is it only about a mutual respect and admiration for each other. Sure, vows are undertaken when two people join in matrimony - words such as “love,” “cherish,” and “honor” are vocalized - as a means to cement the bonds between husband and wife.
 
But it isn’t just about the two people coming together to form a union; if it were there would be no need for marriage to be recognized by either religion or state. Two people could simply choose to be together as they wish; legal documents are readily available for the transfer of property should one of the partners happen to die.
 
The state recognizes marriage – as does religion – for one specific reason; children. Our nation's future does not fall upon the union of two people; it falls upon the shoulders of our children. Tomorrow's society is their choice; they will decide what becomes of this nation.
 
Hillary Clinton wrote a book called “It takes a village.” In that book, she pushed the idea that parents are disposable and the greater community is best able to effectively raise children. She is wrong; it takes a mother and a father, living together with a commitment to the greater cause, to raise a child into healthy adulthood. Both parents are necessary: study after study has borne this fact out. But studies aren't needed to realize this bit of common sense; previous generations knew, going far back in time.
 
Various framers (of our Constitution) made comments – displaying a wisdom that appears to be lacking in today's politicians – equating freedom with a moral society. An immoral society quickly delves into slavery or anarchy – neither of the two is compatible with freedom. Society has the right – nay the responsibility – to police itself in regards to a standard based on moral values. Nearly all of our laws are the result of moral judgments, and are set in place in order to safeguard a free society that can sustain itself over time.
 
Long ago we recognized the importance of granting our children the best opportunity available; in which they could grow into healthy, moral adults. The sanctity of marriage is a commitment to the family – specifically children – that best insures the survival of a free society.
 
Today our future is being eroded by an agenda striving to undercut traditional values. The Democrat party has been hijacked by extreme leftists who push this vile propaganda upon our society. That desire to invalidate traditional values has permeated our politics, our schools and our churches. We are under attack and your family is dependent upon your willingness to become informed about the politicians you help to elect. Does that person represent your children's best chance in life, or does that person best represent an extremist agenda that is hell-bent on destroying the fabric of society?

It's your children's future, do something about it.