Equal rights, not special rights. That is a generalized statement that homosexuals use as an attempt to gain support for their lifestyles. Whether we chose to agree with that or not is our choice, or is it? I was raised a Southern Baptist heterosexual woman with a strong stance in my beliefs of conservatism and traditionalism; however, after listening to the beliefs and views of homosexuals about the issue of marriage I have begun to open my mind in acceptance for them. Over and over I have found myself questioning whether it is my right to say who can love who and who can marry whom. Is it really my right to decide if someone I don’t even know really loves their partner no matter what sexual preferences they may have? Is it really my right do decide whether a homosexual should have rights to their partner’s belongings or benefits after they die? Finally, is it really my right to say that someone is immoral because of their sexual preference, because that is exactly what is being said when we make a law banning them from publicly displaying their love for one another. I could meet a man and one day later marry him with no questions asked. But a homosexual couple who has been together for 50 years or more can’t do such a thing. If they tried to do so they would be turned down and humiliated. After marrying this man after one day I would have the right to find out if he was in a hospital somewhere, dying after an accident. Because of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a homosexual would not legally be able to find out about their partner’s state after an accident. Is their homosexual lifestyle really influencing our heterosexual lifestyles? Are we really that affected when we see a homosexual couple in the grocery store or walking down our street? I don’t think so. Finally, I want to know what is so wrong with letting the public know how you feel about your loved one whatever sex they may be? Wouldn’t you want to show it off? Name withheld at author’s request About that fifth edition Raffles different in Arkansas It might be of interest to your readers that Arkansas has no such exclusion for charitable organization. Raffles are illegal in Arkansas under the Lottery statute — no exceptions.
Adam J. McKee, Ph.D.
About that fourth edition Problems without drinking The Voice writers need to do more research before turning in their final articles. Just to let you know. Katy Murray was wrong about one of the facts that she stated in "College drinking can lead to problems." Monticello does not lie within a "dry county." It is a dry township, not county. "The Hill" resides in Drew County and so does Monticello. So how can it be a dry county? Because it is not. Monticello is dry, not Drew County. Christina Akines Adviser's note: Nice catch! As a new resident to Monticello, I did not know this fact. That does not excuse the mistake, but hopefully we'll make new errors rather than repeating old ones. In other words, don't expect to see this one again. We appreciate our reader's help and hope that some might aid in eliminating future errors.
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