Public Christianity
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you,… Continue Reading
Same-Sex Marriage
Congratulations Iowa
This morning, the Iowa Supreme Court struck down that state’s ban against same-sex marriages. The complete opinion of Varnum, et. al. v. Brien (Iowa Sup. Ct. No. 07-1499, April 3, 2009) can be read here. Interestingly, it is a unanimous… Continue Reading
Apparently We Can No Longer Afford Equality
The Vermont Legislature passed a bill authorizing same-sex marriage recently, by veto-proof margins in both houses. This has not stopped the Governor of that fine state, Jim Douglas, from indicating that he will veto the bill the moment it hits… Continue Reading
Washington Moves In The Right Direction
As I’ve previously argued, given that it seems that voters even here in very-liberal California are not yet quite ready to accept the idea of same-sex marriage, those same-sex couples who want to be married and those of us who… Continue Reading
Whoomp. There It Is.
Chris Hallquist has it down — why evangelicals are so scared of same-sex marriage. I can add nothing more to his already-crystalline analysis.
Author Of DOMA Desires Its Repeal
One of the things that I admire the most about people is when they realize that they were wrong and admit it. Bob Barr is doing that now. No flaming liberal, no culture warrior he. Bob Barr was a Republican… Continue Reading
A Lesson In Discrimination Law
Howard Friedman has found a terrific set of twinned cases that makes extraordinarily clear the reason why some of the scare advertisements used in favor of Proposition 8 — “If we have gay marriage, churches are going to be sued”… Continue Reading
Somehow Not Surprising
Another contender for Outrage Of The Week is Barack Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. For a sample of this, check out Andrew Sullivan — who was about as infatuated wtih Obama as anyone… Continue Reading
Qualitative Dogma Differences
Hemant Mehta is surprised that an evangelical leader who displays almost-tolerant views on civil institutions for homosexuals (he’s against same-sex marriage but lukewarm in favor of civil unions) and global warming (he thinks that good Christians should protect the world… Continue Reading
He Should Be Allowed To Get A Word In Edgewise
I’m a supporter of extending marriage rights to all people, including those who would marry someone of the same gender. I’m also a fan of Jon Stewart, whose Daily Show still makes me laugh out loud after more than ten… Continue Reading