Gay Marriage? Not in Our Name! (Torture, well...)
by: RadicalRuss
Sat Dec 20, 2008 at 21:12:33 PM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=16B2003AF4E52DB0B35AC6E086DEACB4?diaryId=8734I've been thinking about the gay marriage issue. As far as I can tell, aside from God's "one penis at the altar" requirement, the main issue the homobigots have with gay marriage is that it causes the state to recognize the normality of homosexuality. That "marriage" - the word and the status - is something that recognizes the potentially-procreative nuclear family unit, as society and the state have a vested interest in promoting solid relationships in which to raise future taxpayers. And conversely, that anything other than straight marriage is actually detrimental to the aforementioned interests.
When I hear the Rick Warrens telling me they have gay friends and mentor to gay AIDS victims and support full equal rights for gay people, except for the marriage thing, of course, it makes me really think it's the idea of the state saying "Gay is OK!" in their name that really bugs them.
