Theresa and me, back in the day. Yesterday, Friday, June 26, 2014, the news broke that the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 in favor of gay marriage. When I learned the news I felt like I wanted to always remember where I was and what I was doing at this historic moment. Alas I was doing something trivially mundane when I learned the news - checking my Facebook page, from which I in fact learned the news. At that moment I felt jubilant, proud to be an American, happy for my gay brothers and sisters, my fellow citizens who are finally being granted this certain unalienable - and wonderful - right. I was wishing I were out somewhere, celebrating with someone, maybe in front of the the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, or even just walking around downtown Columbus looking for a crowd of celebrants. But I was at home alone. I called Tom, who's in Cleveland taking care of his father. Then I called my sister. Then my daughter. Everyone was working. So I celebrated in spirit with my Facebook friends, liking their posts and pictures, commenting, posting my own thoughts, sharing, as it's it's done in the internet age, a historic moment: People began posting over and over a section of the majority opinion written by Justice M. Kennedy:
I can see the beautiful words of this passage becoming iconic, finding a place on plaques and posters, being quoted in part in Sunday sermons and during wedding celebrations, right up there with "Love is patient and kind". By this morning Facebook was offering the option to show support by have a rainbow filter transposed over one's Facebook photo: And then one of my friends posted the video of rainbow lights illuminating The White House: This does one's heart good. Because for those of us who believe in "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", the good things in life become better when nobody's left out.
And I believe that's what yesterday's decision was all about. And why we should all be celebrating.
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