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The American Scene: A Radical or Marginal Change?
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RT @jstrevino: Yes, thirty-one: "In the 31 states in which voters had a say on gay marriage, they all rejected it." http://bit.ly/QebWf 11/5/2009 |
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RT @TPO_Hisself Slowly but for sure we are taking the country back God Bless! - Maine voters reject gay-marriage law http://is.gd/4MYJN 11/4/2009 |
A Radical or Marginal Change?
The American Scene —
The excellent blogger Rod Dreher writes:
I understand the case for same-sex marriage, though I don’t agree with it, but look, if you’re reduced to having to tell the public that they have no right to be consulted about the radical redefinition of a bedrock social and cultural institution, then you have a big, big problem.
Since he’s grappled many times with arguments for and against gay marriage, I haven’t any desire to rehash the whole debate, but I do want to challenge Rod on one small aspect of how he characterizes ...
Dreher: "Gay marriage: 0 wins, 31 losses"
INSTAPUTZ —
Rod Dreher gleefully notes that each of the 31 states that have addressed gay marriage at the ballot box has rejected it. He says: You can come up with all kinds of theories about why this is,blaming the voters for being bigots, accuse the churches of playingdirty, whatever. The plain fact is, every single time it's been put toa popular vote (as opposed to allowing a tiny number of elites to voteon it), gay marriage has been a loser. Do I think it always will be? No, I do not, in part becausehomosexuality is far more accepted by young Americans, and ...
Maine Event
Opinionator —
... marriage is either a matter of fundamental right or simple equality. They will have a chance to do that, as the various lawsuits generated by this constitutionally repulsive procedure make their way up in the next few years. But one thing the experience with same sex marriage should make clear. Whether we like the outcome or not, the last thing the court should do, in deciding that question, is follow the election returns. In response, Rod Dreher writes at his blog Crunchy Con that “ if the pro-SSM left can’t convince people of the rightness of their cause, they’re perfectly ...
"Bigots"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Dreher: Unless I'm missing something, in the 31 states in which voters had a
say on whether or not gay marriage was going to be the law of the land,
they all rejected it. Every single state. Even California,
the national bellwether state on liberalizing social trends. Even
Maine, in the most liberal region of the country
...unless you're prepared to call more than half the country bigots -- and I have no doubt that many, perhaps most, gay marriage supporters are, and let that self-serving explanation suffice -- ...
50 Million Frenched Men Can’t Be Wrong
Unqualified Offerings —
Rod Dreher does an end-zone celebration in the first quarter of a losing game: Do I think it always will be? No, I do not, in part because homosexuality is far more accepted by young Americans, and in part because heterosexual America has already conceded the philosophical grounds on which traditional marriage was based (which is why younger Americans are more comfortable with gay marriage). Nor do I believe that the voters are always right. But unless you’re prepared to call more than half the country bigots — and I have no doubt that many, perhaps most, gay marriage ...
