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Since the Amendment One vote here in North Carolina, a lot has gone on in my life.  Many of these life events have caused this blog post to be delayed however, they have not changed my feelings on the outcome.  I am still as passionate about me feelings on this subject as I was the day I voted. Personally, I voted against Amendment One.  My vote, unlike many others, had nothing to do with my religious beliefs but everything to do with equal rights.  Sadly, many of the voters in favor Amendment One were black.  We…the same race of people who know exactly what discrimination feels like.  Now, like many others, I was taught that marriage is between one man and one woman.  I have always been taught that and always believed that.  But I also feel as though we have crossed the line in stating what others can or can not do.  I am not gay so I can not speak for a gay person.  I can not say how a gay person feels, but the first thing that comes to mind for me is discrimination.  If a church does not feel like marriage between two people of the same sex is right, is within that churches right.  For the government to say it is whole other issue.  This is exactly why there is supposed to be a separation between church and state in this country. People complain about government being involved too much in their lives but were so quick to pull the trigger for this amendment that is supposedly ”protecting the value of marriage.”  Just like with anything that people are so opposed to, here is what I say, if you do not believe in gay marriage, don’t have one.  Who are we to say what is right and what is wrong?  I thought as Christian people, we are not supposed to judge.  I was taught that we leave that up to God.  But the Christians showed me a month ago here in North Carolina that we do a great deal of judging. » Read more..