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" I’m not saying she should have been shot for being civilly disobedient, but she certainly should have been arrested…
It's unlikely "she did hit him." You shouldn't state that as if it's a known fact. As for the rest,…
So you said that the people in those boats were almost certainly smuggling drugs which the leading cause for death…
I'm not as bothered by the shoot as you all seem to be. I don't believe she was a terrorist,…
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Category Archives: Same-Sex Marriage
Have Anti-SSM Folks Changed Their Tune?
Almost two years ago, I pointed out that same-sex marriage opponents appear to be fitting their views of marriage around their opposition to SSM. SSM opponents often suggest that the only purpose for marriage that matters is marriage’s “generative” function. … Continue reading
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Why the Slope Won't Slip
Cathy at The Y Files is right on target when she writes: the reasoning used to justify the legalization of same-sex marriage (i.e., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s assertion, in Goodrich v. Department of Public Health, that marrying “the person … Continue reading
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SSM Opponent Predicts End of Western Civilization Due To Sexual Disorganization
Maggie Gallagher, one of the leading intellectuals of the anti-SSM movement, has done a truly remarkable crash and burn while guest-blogging on the prominent right-wing blog The Volokh Conspiracy. (Here’s a link to all her Volokh posts). I should mention … Continue reading
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Lies, Hypocrisy and Same-Sex Marriage
A lot of people are lying or double-dealing about Same-Sex Marriage lately…. Anti-SSM Signature Gatherers Trick Voters Into Signing Petitions The Boston Globe reports that anti-equality signature gatherers have used trickery to get people to sign the anti-gay-marriage initiative petition. … Continue reading
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Bigotry and Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage
In email, an occasional “Alas” reader wrote: Being called a misogynist, or a racist, or a homophobe, or — to take an example from the right — an America-hater, a man-hater or an anti-Christian bigot, is not really “criticism” or … Continue reading
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Gay marriage isn't a radical step; it's just the next step.
From today’s New York Times: There’s nothing like a touch of real-world experience to inject some reason into the inflammatory national debate over gay marriages. Take Massachusetts, where the state’s highest court held in late 2003 that under the State … Continue reading
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A couple of gender-neutral marriage related links
I’m thinking that “gender-neutral marriage” may be the best term to use, better than either “marriage equality” or “same-sex marriage.” By “best,” I mean “most accurately describing what it is I advocate.” No matter what, the media is going to … Continue reading
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California Legislature Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law; Schwarzenegger hints he'll veto
From the San Francisco Chronicle: Sacramento — The state Assembly, in a stunning victory for the gay rights movement, approved a landmark bill allowing same-sex marriage Tuesday night and sent it to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The measure, which passed with … Continue reading
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The rabble-rousing-theoconservative "Justice Sunday II"
This past Sunday, well known or infamous–which ever suits you–fundamentalist Christian leaders, neocon-Congressional Republicans, and other ideologues who long for the “good ole days” when religious, moral supremacist dogma and government were in bed together (also found within the history … Continue reading
Watcher - I think he's debating with me. And, while I think she obviously should not have been shot I…