Don't redefine marriage

Last Modified: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 12:08 p.m.

Editor: Dear President Barack Obama, I sincerely hope this letter of writ reaches your office and desk. I as a black male am appalled and overwhelmed with your decision on gay/lesbian marriage issuing a letter to the United States Supreme Court in support of.

Moreover, speaking of being on the right side of history I'm reminded of having a conscience. Being president of these United States of America has a term limit of eight years if reelected while the term limit of your conscience has a lifetime even with bad choices made. I listened to you as you made your way to the White House and recorded most of your years of travel to get there. I remember reading in the newspaper of you in support of the traditional black family values and at that point felt the true meaning of why I voted for you. Then later on in your second term of election you chose the word "evolved" seemingly as a means to undermine and perhaps move to the left of marriage between a man and woman.

On the other hand, I found that (some scholars believe) there was a gay president by the name of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S. (1857-1861), a lifelong bachelor. With that said President Obama I haven't found information that suggested he supported gay anything recognizing that he was indeed a man. It might be wise to say gay Mr. Buchanan respected marriage between a "man and woman" as an institution that should withstand and secure America from the harms that could bring this nation down.

In the meantime, I wish that you would reconsider your position in this matter and not condemn the already struggles of marriage and divorce and leave in place marriage as between a man and woman. Allocate a law that if two men or two women want to live together then let it be called "united" and let the separation of state laws, not the church, give benefits to those couples if they choose to do so. You are putting churches in jeopardy of lawsuits that are preachers of the true gospel when gays/lesbians want to get married, not "united."

You are also risking the decline of Christians to reach our already troubled youth society at a greater cost than the divorce rate as too many of them don't attend church. You are blinding a society that is seemingly blundering in the dark to find its way by pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to redefine "marriage" that recreates the gender of male and female.

Finally, Mr. President, I wish you well and hope that you will present this letter to the United States Supreme Court justices while I'm not in a position to do so unless so ordered. Please do not crucify marriage.

Lynard Williams


Formerly of Lexington


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