As Americans, it seems
as if we always need something, usually sexual, to get all worked up
over. Last month it was the young lady who testified about the need
to have contraceptives covered by medical insurance. It seems to me
that if “ceptives” such as Viagra and Cialis are covered, it is
only fair to cover their “contras.” It's fairly obvious that the
healthcare law is written by men – women's needs are excluded.
But this month the
concern is about same-sex marriage. Now I know that the Bible says
that says that homosexuality is an abomination, but it also says the
same thing about eating shellfish. So I would be more impressed by
the Biblical argument if those who are fighting so adamantly against
same-sex marriage were to campaign just as vigorously against the
crab and lobster industry.
What about the argument
that same-sex marriage will destroy conventional marriage? I doubt
that I would love my wife any less if the couple next door to me
turned out to be married lesbians. Nor would I care.
But of course, this is
far more important than job losses, Israeli/Arab tensions, expansion
of nuclear capabilities, climate change, the Presidential election,
etc., isn't it?
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