A paleo-con comes out and says that same-sex marriage should be banned entirely for Biblical reasons. Since the Bible is the source of all moral truth, no human “reason” should stand in its way. Here’s a fisking of the article. I, for one, am delighted to see the real reasons for some opposition to civil marriage rights for gay citizens. For some on the far right, the notion of a separation of church and state is anathema. And they are the prime movers behind amending the Constitution on theocratic lines.
EMAIL OF THE DAY: “I don’t think you’ve addressed the issue, but I felt a need to comment on current ramblings of various writers (read: Bob Novak) denigrating Howard Dean for his raising the theory that GWB knew about 9/11 before it occurred. Both Howard Dean and I think the allegation is ridiculous, and Dean wasn’t saying he thought it was true. He was just suggesting we could avoid a JFK assassination-like conspiracy-theory-for-the-ages if the Bush Administration was a little more forthcoming. However, that is not the reason for this missive. Instead, I find it amazing that people are so horrified that Dean would raise the issue. Some of these people are the same ones who demanded Vince Foster’s death be investigated five times, because they were sure the Clinton’s were involved. In fact, the Supreme Court is deciding whether photos of Mr. foster’s dead body should be released to an attorney who still claims there was a massive coverup. I am still waiting for the outrage at the implied accusation that the President of the United States was complicit in a murder. Or how about the continued claims that Clinton put Americans and others at risk in the Sudan, Afghanistan, and Iraq for political cover? Where is the disgust at accusing the President of the United States of a potentially treasonous act? I think we all know what Dean was really trying to say. But even if he was making a veiled accusation, there aren’t many on the right with the moral authority and consistency of outrage to convincingly make it an issue.” – more feedback on the Letters Page.
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