© Tom Tomorrow Well, I guess the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
I would say the religious arguments are more based in fear than in the actual teachings, that they’re based upon stray texts that actually don’t mean what you think they mean, and that Jesus himself only said one thing about marriage, which is that you can’t divorce. And we live in a country were countless […]
Not everybody is happy with the Supreme Court rulings yesterday supporting gay marriage. Pat Robertson predicted that God might have to do something “pretty drastic“, like he did with Sodom and Gomorrah, because of the Supreme Court rulings. But what was really bizarre was that he also questioned whether the court’s swing vote, Justice Anthony […]
What an interesting day. It started, in the wee hours of the night, with an amazing scene in the Texas legislature over a bill that would have closed almost all the abortion clinics in Texas. A thirteen hour filibuster by State Senator Wendy Davis (where she not allowed to eat or even go to the […]
Exodus International, which billed itself as the oldest and largest Christian ministry dealing with homosexuality, has closed its doors and has apologized to homosexuals, acknowledging its mission had been hurtful and ignorant. In a statement on their website, the president of the organization said he was part of a “system of ignorance” and in a […]
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And while we are picking on the poor Texas Governor, yesterday Rick Perry spoke on the “Stand with Scouts Sunday” program by the anti-gay Family Research Council. Perry applauded the Boy Scouts for taking a “principled stand” against gay membership and leadership, and called the gay rights movement a passing “flavor of the month” fad. […]
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Here is an excellent essay on why some people are threatened by gay marriage. Not because gays marrying threaten the institution of marriage, but because they threaten traditional gender roles. I’ll include one quote, not because this captures the entire (relatively short) essay, but just to get you to go read it. Same-sex marriage makes […]
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© Ted Rall We now have two Republican Senators who are in favor of gay marriage. While only one of them has a gay son, it took a near-death experience to change the mind of the second one.
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© Jen Sorensen Who knew Scalia was such a vanguard, protecting our freedom to complain and our freedom to be offended. The actual quote from Scalia is from this article, which also contains other anti-gay statements by him.
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[excerpted from Alternet] “If same-sex so-called marriage is established as the law of the land, many of the people who are listening to my voice right now, not maybe immediately but at some point in the future, if they are followers of Christ, will be forced underground. Their buildings will be taken away from them, […]
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© Jim Morin It will be interesting to see how the Supreme Court deals with the constitutionality of California’s Prop 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. After all, if the definition of marriage is up to the states, then how can DOMA — which defined marriage at the federal level for the first […]
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The Week has an interesting article explaining why top Republicans are actually hoping the Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage. Gay marriage has become a huge political liability for Republicans, but they can’t support it without angering their base. So it would be a huge favor to them if the Supreme Court makes […]
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
For years, Republicans have energized their base by backing hot-button social and class issues like gay marriage, immigration, gun control, and abortion. So it is interesting to realize how much public opinion has changed on these issues. Is it in spite of Republican opposition and pandering, or perhaps because of it? Welcome to the new […]
