The Enlightened vs. The Ignorant: An Essay by My Straight Twin by:
Fritz
Sun Nov 23, 2008 at 15:23:28 PM EST My straight twin who blogs at
Aberrant Clone, has written an essay about an encounter he had with an elderly Mormon couple. I think it is worth a read.
The Enlightened vs. The IgnorantBy Frank on November 23, 2008
I was in the living room, trying to watch videos from the StrikeForce event on Friday night, but I soon found out that Joe and his wife combine to become the perfect storm of interruption. They really are a nice old couple and I wasn't really annoyed--well, yes, I was, but wadda ya gonna do? I ended up at the kitchen table talking about everything from grandchildren to airshows, to Mexican food.
As we sat there chatting, Joe's wife noticed the "No on Prop 8" magnet on our fridge. She mentioned that she and Joe are Mormons and they, of course, voted "yes". Oh, oh. She said she was sorry our side lost, but she was glad the proposition passed. Strangely, her apology was completely sincere. She didn't display any hint of celebration or smugness over her side's victory.
