The same-sex marriage speech went over quite well, I must say. Even though my voice shook the whole time. There is something about revealing something that you feel very passionate about in front of a bunch of strangers that is truly terrifying, no matter how many speeches you've given in your life. I think that's why I was nervous. Now I'm working on my final speech, which will be about the history of tattoos, some of the more popular styles, and the process of getting one. All in 7-8 minutes! Byron is making me some transparencies, which will definitely help. I'll just be glad when this damn class is over...
Your Wilde quote for today:
One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell that would tell everything.
Your Wilde quote for today:
One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell that would tell everything.
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After thinking about the same-sex marriage speech, the Canadian decision and just thinking about things generally, I think I'm in favor of getting government out of the marriage business altogether.
As a religious ceremony, the government shouldn't be in the business of certifying marriages anymore than it certifies baptisms, and the law has evolved to a place where there are a variety of legal arrangements (corporations, powers of attorney and so on) which can serve the legal purpose of marriage quite nicely, with greater freedom for all.
Perhaps I should do some sort of "family as corporation" spiel...