Junior Sam Theodosopoloulos, the editor-at-large of the GW Young America’s Foundation blog, argues that legalizing gay marriage is not inevitable.
I propose that this same sort of false assumption regarding the inevitability of social progressivism and the expulsion of traditional values is currently underway in the gay marriage movement. The coming years will prove to be just as difficult, as the issue is far – very far – from being over.
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Kudos to New England and Iowa for supporting marriage. It’s time America.
Couples are coming to CT to wed this summer from all around the country, and in many cases they are bringing their families and friends along to celebrate with them. Congrats to all.
Joe Mustich, Justice of the Peace,
Washington, Connecticut, USA.
And remember, marriage is firstly a civil matter in America, as marriage licenses are issued by and recorded in town halls, not church halls, or mosques or temples.
And to the marriage foes and sexually phobic, please find something else to do with your time because life’s just too short. Find love.
All well and good, but unfortunately this and the other piece talk past each other. One is arguing the issue, and this one covers public opinion without really bothering to defend the status quo for marriage. Not that this was a bad point to make in and of itself, and of course space is a limit. But more is needed for a serious debate to be had over this.
The General Accounting Office has identified 1,138 federal benefits and rights to civil marriage, none of which gays and lesbians have. Logically, how is continuing to ban gay families from equal rights going to stop them from having children? They will have children whether or not they are covered by protections enjoyed by the heterosexual couples. All you do when you ban gays from these protections is make it unsafe for “these” children. Is that your desire? Is that what you hope to achieve? Hypocrites! If you really cared about children, you would care for all children. Love the bigot, hate the bigotry….
Can’t you just see Maggie Gallagher during the Salem witch trials, standing in judgement over some victim du jour with her long sleeved, walnut juice dyed, black Pilgrim’s dress, save the white collar and cuffs? Her puritanical expression, worn loosely over too tight facial muscles, is a face that has appeared to many throughout the centuries only now, she is the one donning the face of the unmerciful inquisitor. Those who felt it was their calling to burn witches in Salem were so convinced that what they were doing was correct and in line with God’s wishes. Little did they know it was a fungus growing in the wheat that caused these “devilish” seizures. The religious hysteria that ensued, due to these ergot poisonings, lead to the deaths of many, in the name of God, of course. For all the pain she’s caused, for all of the slanderous accusations of bestialitypolygamypedophilianecrophiliaburglary and any other negatives conjured up to supplement their weak case against our community, she and her brood will be held accountable. Both gay and straight people need to stand up to these hypocrites. Today gays are the target, tomorrow it’s whomever else is deemed, “undesirable”.
Let’s create a board game and name it, “Referendum”. With just one roll of the dice, rights could be stripped away, NOM-skulls could land in a prized square, a “Family Values” Republican could go down in flames, or an “activist judge” could be appointed to the bench. Oh! You landed on a slippery slope! Guess it’s bestiality for you! Put that sheep down! Roll the dice, win a beauty pageant. Roll the dice, your crown gets taken away! Slippery slope, oh!, polygamy, who knew? Roll the dice, the Bishops and priests line up to form a wall, ohhhh, another scandal! Get out of Jail free card. Procure property in Iowa and marry your partner, oh! Nom-skulls show up dressed as Pilgrims breathing fire and beating their sanctimonious breasts on your lawn. When is this game going to be over? Sincerely, 1EqualityUSA
To argue that public opinion is not changing and then to cite a poll that is 5 years old leaves the argument lacking substance. Likening the gay marriage movement to the shifting opinion of support for abortion is one thing but in an age where there are new developments one minute to the next, a 2004 poll is archaic. That’s like saying the market is recovered because of how the stock market finished out 2004.
I also don’t know how much weight I would put behind a poll taken of middle schoolers and young high schoolers. At such a young age, there are many opinions that are unformed. Once they have actual life experiences to mold their opinions outside of a cliched teenage life, those figures will change.
“Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people” (Eleanor Roosevelt)