An article on ESPN.com came out today about Adrian Peterson,
last season’s MVP of the NFL and his stance on gay marriage. Peterson was
quoted saying, “that’s not something I believe in.” Peterson also went on to
say he has gay relatives and he loves and supports them, he just personally
does not believe in gay marriage. Some readers have come out strongly against
him saying he contradicts himself and he can’t say he loves and supports his
gay relatives and also say he doesn’t believe in gay marriage. The problem I
have with some of the negative reactions is the idea that you cannot be
accepting of people who may do controversial things while still maintaining
your personal beliefs. Peterson never said that he doesn’t think gay marriage
should be legalized, he just said it’s not something he believes in. I think it
is entirely possible to love and support other people and support their freedom
of choice without always agreeing with them. Not everyone who doesn’t
personally believe in gay marriage is an opponent of gay rights.
Aaron Wheeler
Kin 577
LT 24
No comments:
Post a Comment