I Support Gay Marriage
I support gay marriage. I do not think that it weakens the institution. The people propping up the Pope have come out against it – which is just as well since it does contradict Church teachings. But like Andrew Sullivan, I find it a bit hard for Rome to speak out on the issue while the Papacy is tainted in scandal. I would prefer that the Church simply ignore this issue – just as they ignored such other issues like child-rape by priests and the Holocaust. But hey, I’m not Catholic – anymore and for reasons such as this.
As for the political aspect of it, it just doesn’t move me in the same way that taking out Saddam does. And the idiots who are calling for a Constitutional Amendment “to protect marriage” would do better to spend their energy on keeping mens flies zipped up since adultery is a greater threat to marriage than gays. After all, lesbians are much more monogamous than straight people.
Also, a quick plug for Steven Den Beste who has an accurate assessment on evolution – a concept near and dear to an ex-chimp chaser like me. He touches all the right bases, and for anyone who wants an explanation of evolution that is accurate yet easy to read, this is it.. He even gets the nature=Darwinian and culture=Lamarkian that so many screw up. Good stuff.
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