Jun 13th, 2012
Meet Pastor Frederick Haynes III. His moving response to President Obama's support for marriage equality is making the rounds and for good reason.
Showing posts with label gay marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gay marriage. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Voting To Ban Rights
Sept 30th, 2011
The report below by Rachel Maddow is chilling. One more time, I'd like to harp on the "disappointed" 2008 Obama voters who stayed away from the polls in droves last year. If they still think there is no difference between the parties, they are simply, flat-out insane. The assault on marriage equality is but a part of the result of liberal non-participation. Face it. If we had solid Democratic majorities in most of the states where basic rights, which we have taken for granted for decades, are under siege, this would not be happening.
The report below by Rachel Maddow is chilling. One more time, I'd like to harp on the "disappointed" 2008 Obama voters who stayed away from the polls in droves last year. If they still think there is no difference between the parties, they are simply, flat-out insane. The assault on marriage equality is but a part of the result of liberal non-participation. Face it. If we had solid Democratic majorities in most of the states where basic rights, which we have taken for granted for decades, are under siege, this would not be happening.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Quote Of The Day - Here and Now Edition
Sept 14th, 2011
"These people who are making a big deal out of gay marriage? I don’t give a fuck about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We're making a big deal out of things we shouldn't be making a deal out of. They go on and on with all this bullshit about 'sanctity' — don’t give me that sanctity crap! Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want."
-- Clint Eastwood, lifelong Republican and conservative cultural icon, stating plainly what a lot of us already know
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Reluctant Hat Tip
Aug 23rd, 2011
Meet Michael Barone. If you are unfamiliar with his work, he is quite the conservative stalwart. There is not a lot of common ground between his worldview and my own. That much is certain. However, yesterday he published a pretty strong defense of gay marriage over at the National Review. What makes it all the more remarkable is that he did so within the framework of his conservative principles.
"Opponents of same-sex marriage argue that it would weaken the institution of the family. Certainly there are problems there: Rising percentages of children are raised by one parent or none, and nearly 50 percent of teenage children in non-college households did not live with both parents. Yet outcomes for children raised in two-parent families are far better than for those who are not."
Here's the kicker:
"I think the institution of the family is less threatened by a few people who want to get married than by the very many more people who get divorced or who have children without getting married at all."
It's worth reading the whole piece. All the same, you might want to avoid the comments section.
Nevertheless, it is getting better.
"Opponents of same-sex marriage argue that it would weaken the institution of the family. Certainly there are problems there: Rising percentages of children are raised by one parent or none, and nearly 50 percent of teenage children in non-college households did not live with both parents. Yet outcomes for children raised in two-parent families are far better than for those who are not."
Here's the kicker:
"I think the institution of the family is less threatened by a few people who want to get married than by the very many more people who get divorced or who have children without getting married at all."
It's worth reading the whole piece. All the same, you might want to avoid the comments section.
Nevertheless, it is getting better.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Quote Of The Day - Marriage Equality Edition
June 27th, 2011
HT to the Daily Dish for shining a light on a "small C" conservative with great resolve.
"You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing. You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that.
Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think.
I'm trying to do the right thing. I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this."
-- Republican NY State Senator Roy McDonald who voted yes on Friday
HT to the Daily Dish for shining a light on a "small C" conservative with great resolve.
Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think.
I'm trying to do the right thing. I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this."
-- Republican NY State Senator Roy McDonald who voted yes on Friday
Friday, May 20, 2011
It's Getting Better
May 20th, 2011
The journey towards true equality for our LGBT brothers and sisters contiues slowly but surely. Good news today from Gallup:
"For the first time in Gallup's tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages. The increase since last year came exclusively among political independents and Democrats. Republicans' views did not change."
The journey towards true equality for our LGBT brothers and sisters contiues slowly but surely. Good news today from Gallup:
"For the first time in Gallup's tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages. The increase since last year came exclusively among political independents and Democrats. Republicans' views did not change."
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