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Does Same Sex Marriage Have To Be Gay?

10 June 2013 / / One comment

One of my university colleagues posted a provocative question on his Facebook page. Scott was inspired by recent debates and laws about same-sex marriage and asked the following:

For your consideration. Does same sex marriage have to be “gay?” Considering the number of sexless and marriages of convenience, could two persons of the same sex be married and not gay?

Scott’s questions led to a robust conversation.

Jillian: You mean could two people not have sex and still be or want to get married? Yes. Being gay isn’t solely predicated on who you have sex with, but attraction and love.

Art: I was married for about 12 years. It was the same sex most of the time.
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Nadie En El Sepulcro

2 April 2013 / / Comments Off on Nadie En El Sepulcro

Nadie en el sepulcro.

It’s the Spanish translation of “no one in the tomb.”

It’s also part of a contemporary song the choir sings at church around Easter. The phrase sticks with me because I have learned in the last few months that really and truly, a seemingly bad situation can merely be one that forces us to see, recognize, and remember hope and joy.

The most recent Easter was different than the last few years. I was especially light hearted and happy as I walked into church. I felt optimism and hope like I hadn’t felt in a long time. This mass was going to be a little emotional. I could sense it.
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You Only Meet Crazy People In Pubs and Clubs

14 January 2013 / / 3 comments

I think the big meeting places for finding potential mates back in the day were houses of worship and barn raisings. You would go to church or temple and hear the quiet bachelor farmer Wrzesinski was lookin’ for a wife. Lo and behold, you became Mrs. Wrzesinska and began a life of making a lot of food for the farm hands.

I didn’t make up the surname. That’s one in my family history.

My point is that times have changed. A Gallup poll shows 41% of Americans report they regularly attend religious services.

That’s one reason match.com, plentyoffish.com, and OK Cupid exist. People want to meet somewhere and there are few barn raisings anymore. There’s so little stigma attached to online dating now. I’ve been there and done that and so have countless other people who I like and admire.
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