EQUAL TAXES EQUAL RIGHTS
To the editor:
A constitutional
amendment is a terrible idea. Most of the arguments against allowing
same-sex couples to marry use religious arguments. Yet we live -- or so we pretend
--
in a secular society. As an American, we are guaranteed freedom fromthe dictates
of other
people’s religion. I do not have to wear a head scarf or a cover my face
and body. I can
do my grocery shopping on Saturday or on Sunday if I choose. If I choose to,
I can eat
pork and shellfish. To violate this doctrine separating church and state is
un-American
and un-constitutional. We live in a democracy, not a theocracy.
Sincerely,
Robyn Ochs