Comments on: Are Interracial Marriages “Unnatural”? http://raogden.com/?p=347 "When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze." - Thomas Carlyle Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ellen Holloway http://raogden.com/?p=347&cpage=1#comment-66 Ellen Holloway Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:04:24 +0000 http://raogden.com/?p=347#comment-66 Your article was...enlightening for me. I have a biracial child (black/white) and I have family that thinks interractial anything is wrong whether it be dating, marriage, or children. I have never taken the time to even listen to the arguements about why people think its wrong because I just was NOT raised that way. The only arguement I have stuck around long enough to hear is that it "is just wrong" period, no questions asked. WHich isnt really even a reason. But I appreciate your article very much. Your article was…enlightening for me. I have a biracial child (black/white) and I have family that thinks interractial anything is wrong whether it be dating, marriage, or children. I have never taken the time to even listen to the arguements about why people think its wrong because I just was NOT raised that way. The only arguement I have stuck around long enough to hear is that it “is just wrong” period, no questions asked. WHich isnt really even a reason. But I appreciate your article very much.

]]> By: Patricia Ogden http://raogden.com/?p=347&cpage=1#comment-63 Patricia Ogden Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:14:18 +0000 http://raogden.com/?p=347#comment-63 Very, Very good article that I intend to post on my profile too. It is such a shame the heartache and pain we cause each other because of such blind thinking and prejudicial attitudes. Very, Very good article that I intend to post on my profile too. It is such a shame the heartache and pain we cause each other because of such blind thinking and prejudicial attitudes.

]]> By: Robert Ogden http://raogden.com/?p=347&cpage=1#comment-61 Robert Ogden Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:26:09 +0000 http://raogden.com/?p=347#comment-61 Oh I can! That attitude is very common even among brethren (and puzzlingly enough, even among different races). The only thing different about this guy is that he was bold enough to act on it and a couple was bold enough to tell someone about it (what happened to the 3 previous couples that hadn't made a fuss about it?) I suppose I should say that I believe the guy was within his rights to refuse to do something that he felt was wrong, even if the reason he feels it is wrong is ultimately racist. As I believe the article notes, the couple was not prevented from marrying. They just had to find someone else to sign the papers. Maybe it doesn't make sense that I would defend the man's right to refuse after showing how his refusing was ultimately racist, but I cringe at the prospect of someone being forced to do something against their conscience even if their conscience is completely wrong. It is not so outlandish to believe that one day there may be calls to make it illegal for a person to refuse to perform a homosexual "marriage", in which case, I'll be headed to jail. Oh I can! That attitude is very common even among brethren (and puzzlingly enough, even among different races). The only thing different about this guy is that he was bold enough to act on it and a couple was bold enough to tell someone about it (what happened to the 3 previous couples that hadn’t made a fuss about it?)

I suppose I should say that I believe the guy was within his rights to refuse to do something that he felt was wrong, even if the reason he feels it is wrong is ultimately racist. As I believe the article notes, the couple was not prevented from marrying. They just had to find someone else to sign the papers. Maybe it doesn’t make sense that I would defend the man’s right to refuse after showing how his refusing was ultimately racist, but I cringe at the prospect of someone being forced to do something against their conscience even if their conscience is completely wrong.

It is not so outlandish to believe that one day there may be calls to make it illegal for a person to refuse to perform a homosexual “marriage”, in which case, I’ll be headed to jail.

]]> By: Bailey http://raogden.com/?p=347&cpage=1#comment-60 Bailey Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:44:16 +0000 http://raogden.com/?p=347#comment-60 Good comments. I read that article last night and my mouth dropped to the floor. I couldn't believe that it really happened! Good comments. I read that article last night and my mouth dropped to the floor. I couldn’t believe that it really happened!

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