Proposition 8 is about having simply a respect for another. A simple recognition, a simple acknowledgment that the Other - he or she that is not you - that the Other is human - as human as you, as human as I am, and as deserving as we both are for the most basic of rights: to realize our possibilities.
Slavery wasn't merely about physical servitude. Tyranny and dictatorships are not simply about amassing wealth. Rape is not merely a physical assault on another. Pedophilia is not just about the abuse of young kids.
It is about the lack of respect for the other - and the denial of another's humanity.
And it all starts with simply respecting the other. Considering the Other to be as human, as boundless, as worthy as you.
Many will argue that the Bible says so - and it is the Word of God. Man, Constantine decided which books are supposedly going to be in the Bible - and he may sure may have been inspired by God and the Holy Spirit. But the historical context surrounding him paint a different picture: He chose because he needed to reign.
And how limiting would it be for God's words to be contained only in one book, translated and passed along? Isn't His/Her Revelation still happening now? When you look at the sun, when you look at the sunset, when you feel the wind, when a drop of perspiration trickles down your forehead - isn't that a Revelation of God, too? Of His/Her Magnificence?
And didn't Christ of the Bible rewrite the rules: "Do unto others as you would want others do unto you. Love one another - and love your enemies"?
It all boils down to a simple thing: RESPECT THE HUMANITY IN THE OTHER. It's as simple as that.
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