The chaos surrounding
the law in Arizona vetoed by Governor Brewer, should prove to everyone that
special interest groups demand too much and the liberal media has way too much
power, therefore, causing too much misinformation to be spread around. The law
had little to do with homosexuals and everything to do with protecting the religious
rights of businesses and others to be able to serve whomever they pleased.
This freedom has applied
to individuals since the creation of the Constitution. The law, as I understand
it, was intended to further define the rights of an individual to include
businesses and others, which throughout the years they have done anyway.
With the "political correctness" of the times, the Arizona
legislature wanted to further strengthen "we, the people's" rights to
follow our own religious convictions.
The gay rights groups
had to jump on this as an attack on them. Of course, the liberal media was
right there with them ever widening the division of our nation along religious
lines.
While they use this
to further their imagined right to be treated as a special segment of our
population that requires all laws to be aimed at their protection, I and other
conservatives disagree that it's all about them.
Since we were
created, we were given free choice. We could choose where to shop, with whom we
could befriend, where to attend church, which restaurant, photographer,
cleaners, doctor or pharmacy gave the best service and which charities we
wanted to support with our treasures. If we did not like them or did not get
good service or just did not like the color of the building, we were free to do
something different. There are several businesses where I do not feel
appreciated, so I choose to patronize others. It's my choice to choose others
and it's their choice to choose not to change what they do just to please me.
Special rights should
not be extended to any one group just because they are different. We are all different. We are all special in one way or another and
there are many options from which to choose to meet any desire or need we may
have acquired.
Moreover, we are all
Americans. We are all, as citizens of
this great country, guaranteed rights by our Constitution and as given by our
Creator. We are all given free choice to
give or to receive. How we give or
receive will determine our consequences. But it should still be our choice to
make, individually or as businesses or target-specific charities.
