Randy Weaver wanted to be separate...that did not end well for him.
People that wanted to be apart from the rest always headed into the frontier...as Frederick Turner noted in his famous thesis...that concept of individuality and the frontier is what defined us as a People.
I roomed with a Black Marylander in College, I have neighbors on both sides that are African-American, 60% of my students are African-American and I have seen brilliance & Ignorance, generosity and coldness. I feel comfortable raising my daughter with Black friends and schoolmates. However, I never dated a Black girl and would be VERY hesitant if my daughter started dating a Black guy...does that brand me a racist? The Bible makes it clear that under Christ there is neither Greek, Nor Jew, nor Gentile...and I can even stand along side a Quaker when they asserted that all souls are equal before God.
I will still cling to some cultural distinctions that make us prefer different music, food, movies etc...different but still equal.
The same cannot be said about homosexuals. Different by choice, refusing the very nature of biology, they are considered "given over" to a reprobate mind. The torment they have provided to this society in disappointed parents, confused spouses, stunned children, divided churches, and now confused marriage laws is the result of their arrogant twisted nature. (Not to mention the scourge of AIDS). "Equality" legitimized the damages they are still spreading.
This entire nation was better off when they stayed "in their closet" and didn't dare boast of their "Pride." Well, we can't put the genie back in the bottle, and now we are afraid to even speak our minds, state laws have begun to turn againt the majority of public opinion and the laws that this nation was founded on. So let a county of Tenn. consider a ban...no court in this nation would permit it for 1 second. They will be crucified in the press, sued in the courts, shredded in the editorial pages and all for expressing a sentiment that was commonly held 40 years ago. Sorry Tennessee, the genie is out, there is no going back.
Scene at City Hall in San Francisco:
"Next."
"Good morning. We want to apply for a marriage license."
"Names?"
"Tim and Jim Jones."
"Jones? Are you related? I see a resemblance."
"Yes, we're brothers."
"Brothers? You can't get married."
"Why not? Aren't you giving marriage licenses to same gender couples?"
"Yes, thousands. But we haven't had any siblings. That's incest!"
"Incest?" No, we are not gay."
"Not gay? Then why do you want to get married?"
"For the financial benefits, of course. And we do love each other. Besides, we don't have any other prospects."
"But we're issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples who've been denied equal protection under the law. If you are not gay, you can get married to a woman."
"Wait a minute. A gay man has the same right to marry a woman as I have. But just because I'm straight doesn't mean I want to marry a woman. I want to marry Jim."
"And I want to marry Tim, Are you going to discriminate against us just because we are not gay?"
"All right, all right. I'll give you your license. Next."
"Hi. We are here to get married."
"Names?"
"John Smith, Jane James, Robert Green, and June Johnson."
"Who wants to marry whom?"
"We all want to marry each other."
"But there are four of you!"
"That's right. You see, we're all bisexual. I love Jane and Robert, Jane loves me and June, June loves Robert and Jane, and Robert loves June and me. All of us getting married together is the only way that we can express our sexual preferences in a marital relationship."
"But we've only been granting licenses to gay and lesbian couples."
"So you're discriminating against bisexuals!"
"No, it's just that, well, the traditional idea of marriage is that
it's just for couples."
"Since when are you standing on tradition?"
"Well, I mean, you have to draw the line somewhere."
"Who says? There's no logical reason to limit marriage to couples. The more the better. Besides, we demand our rights! The mayor says the constitution guarantees equal protection under the law. Give us a marriage license!"
"All right, all right. Next."
"Hello, I'd like a marriage license."
"In what names?"
"David Deets."
"And the other man?"
"That's all. I want to marry myself."
"Marry yourself? What do you mean?"
"Well, my psychiatrist says I have a dual personality, so I want to marry the two together. Maybe I can file a joint income-tax return."
"That does it! I quit!! You people are making a mockery of marriage!!"
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