Canada: Truly the Land of the Free!
No longer will it be illegal for two people of the same sex to enjoy the same rights and privileges of the legal institution marriage that opposite-sex couples have always been assured. While the US electorate devolves into paranoid and reactionary fear of “the other” (ironic that…) our neighbors up north have taken a stand on firm moral grounds that “all men are created equal.” Regardless of popularity. Regardless of heredity. Regardless of creed. This is an excellent example of a Democratic Republic operating at its most fair and efficient.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, a Roman Catholic by creed, said it best.
We are a nation of minorities… And in a nation of minorities, it is important that you don't cherry-pick rights.
Of course the Catholic Church sees rights as “God given” and thus only to be determined by itself; the true voice of God’s will on Earth. According to the AP story Charles McVety, spokesperson for one of Canada’s most notorious hate groups, Defend Marriage Canada and the president of Canada Christian College, characterizes this legislation as an
"onerous breach of trust and the deconstruction of so much that is dear to our hearts." Flanked by clergymen, McVety vowed his group would work to vote out lawmakers who supported the legislation in the next general elections. "This is the beginning of the formal fight against the redefinition of marriage," McVety said. "We will, in the next election, be able to correct this incredible democratic deficit before us today."
Until Mr. McVety can show evidence that homosexuality is some sort of contagious disease, which is a dire threat to the health of ourselves and our children, he is going to have to continue abstaining from such activity as his most honest form of legal protest.
Abstinence is all that’s necessary after all, right Mr. DeVety?
Thank you so much for quoting me, Michael.
ReplyDeleteA couple of my other famous quotes are:
"We are a nation of Canadians," and
"Let my cattle go."
Sincerely,
Paul Martin
Prime Minister of Canada
I'll let dem doggies go when I'm good-n-ready dey done gived me milk!
ReplyDeleteSincerely, GW Bush.
Michael
ReplyDeleteI love your blog and intend on putting a link on my own. Thanks
T
I don't want to debate you on this because everyone has their own opinion but just this. "Choice" is not really a good word and I know a lot of people who agree with me on this not that it matters.
Tonya (another T)
are we not all of an incestuous relationship
ReplyDeleteNot only is 'T' basing an argument on an impossible premise (Adam and Eve giving rise to the world's population), but she is comparing homosexuality to incest. What a fool.
As for your post, Michael, it's good. I can see some scripting though, it might just be me, but you might need to change something.
Her life will be full of difficult things and people with this choice.
ReplyDeleteT, the primary reason that might be true is the fact that some people can't accept her as she is, often because they interpret the bible literally (or, rather, narrow sections of it) and/or because they deny such traits in themselves. Personally, I think most people are to some degree bisexual, even though many of us never act on it.
Well TEA, I don't know if your first reply got somehow garbled, but it comes across as pure gibberish. As for your second attempt, where you claim that you didn't compare homosexuality to incest, I see no other way of interpreting what you originally said. You seemed to be trying to justify homosexuality by saying are we not all of an incestuous relationship”? as if the two were somehow similar.
ReplyDelete"but she is comparing homosexuality to incest. What a
ReplyDeletefool."'Well TEA, I don't know if your first reply got somehow garbled, but it comes across as pure gibberish."
STEVENSON, intelligent people don't NAME CALL, AND INSULT other people when expressing their point of view.
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T I had no problem understanding the comparisons contained within your post.
Yo comprehende Mi hermana =)
More importantly, your ability to forgive and extend your hand to the one who bit it, is a lesson to all of us
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Mike, though the self appointed semantics expert STEVENSON, suggests "scripting" I find your writing to be filled with interesting content and opinion.
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In conclusion , as the great playwright William Shake-a- spear once said, "Mean People Suck!"
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Hi, again, T,
ReplyDeleteI'd agree that the bible could be interpreted that way, especially since it later states that Cain had to go find a wife after killing Abel, and if Adam & Eve were indeed the first people, the only woman available must've been Eve. (Obviously, the concept is nonsense; the story is allegory depicting the mythical origins of what later became the Hebrew culture, NOT all of humanity.)
Personally, I'd find it hard to "have no opinion" if my daughter were openly bisexual. To me, supporting her would mean standing up publicly for her rights to equal treatment under the law, including marriage & the various other legal protections those of us in "straight" relationships get without thinking about them.
I don't have children, but am pro- gay marriage simply because I believe that promoting equal, loving relationships between consenting partners of any kind helps promote broader social cooperation and responsibility for other people's well-being. We need more strong relationships in this era of confusion, divorce, and barely concealed hostility toward those of differing opinions.
Marybeth, 'scripting' is a word. Please look it up. A dictionary is a good place to start.
ReplyDeleteT, I am not the one who appears to take offence to homosexuality. You brought up the 'incest' subject, when we were discussing gay marriage. I don't see how it is relevant, and I can't see a way to interpret your first comment other than 'the Bible says homosexuality's bad, but it also says we all arise from incest, so if incest is okay, homosexuality must be okay too.'
I have heard homosexuality compared to incest before, as well as paedophilia and bestiality. Only homophobes and bigots make this comparison. If you meant something else, please make it clearer.
Gnarly y'all! LOL!
ReplyDeleteApologies for not enterin' the fray sooner but my silly silly family went to NY city Thursday morn' and just got back last night. 8 hours driving there & 11 hours driving back! Oimoi! LOL!
It worked out though because your comments inspired me to write a whole new post. Thank you all.