Same sex marriage: What’s the big deal?

         I personally think the religious arguments against gay marriage are ridiculous, but I have heard two sides to the religious arguments. On one side people say it’s against what the bible says so it’s wrong and god won’t love them. On the other side, people believe that god loves everybody equally and your sexual orientation doesn't affect that. Although I am not a religious person, I agree with the point of view that god loves everybody and being gay does not make him love a person any less.

         Another question being asked is “does gay marriage have a negative effect on the upbringing of a child compared to heterosexual parents?” I think same sex parents are perfectly capable of raising a child together; their sexual preference does not affect their ability to be a responsible parent. Studies show that gay couples are perfectly capable of raising a normal child together in this interview with Dr. Drew Pinsky. If both parents are stable and good people there is nothing wrong with them raising a child together. The only negative affect it could have on the child is homophobia which was brought up in the interview linked above. Other kids making fun of them in school for having two dads or two moms could make them feel like an outsider. I also found a story about two men who raised a child together that they found abandoned in a subway that was no more than a day old. They raised the child to be a good person so far and they have given him a good life.

         Most people are uneducated about the subject and view gay as a disease. In this video from Fox News, the anchor makes the point that most people are more understanding about the topic when they have a gay friend or family member. He also said that Ohio senator Rob Portman recently because the first republican senator to support gay marriage because his son is gay. At the end of the day I think people should be more informed and open minded toward this issue.

Stage Four

On March 7, 2013 Daily Kos Labor blog published an article by Laura Clawson called "Flight attendants and air marshals protest TSA decision allowing small knives on flights." This article does not really have an opinion stated, but pretty much just states the facts and references some comments made by flight attendants and air marshals. As I assumed, they are completely against the regulations that now allow passengers to carry on small knives and sport equipment likes bats and golf clubs.

Clawson quoted a comment made by an air marshal, "It's as if we didn't learn anything from 9/11," said George Randall Taylor, head of the air marshal unit of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA). "Flight attendants are going to be sitting ducks." I completely agree with their concerns and comments because you don’t know what anyone is capable of.

Why would you need to bring a knife onto an airplane in the first place? As we’ve learned from past experiences, airplanes can be destructive and kills hundreds of people if they are hijacked. Allowing weapons on an airplane not only increases those risks but can also make passengers nervous. Travelers can part with their knives and sporting equipment for a couple of hours while they’re 30,000 feet off the ground with no reason to use it and reunite with them once they arrive at their destination and retrieve their luggage.

In conclusion, I think the author of this article is also against passengers boarding their flight with weapons and I completely agree with her. It would be beneficial for everybody to regulate the rules and make traveling a safer process in general by prohibiting all passengers from boarding their flight with weapons.