2012 May 24 |
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gay marriage

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In my last post, I shared a video by a young man named Zach Wals, who explained why he thought treating gay couples differently than straight couples was discrimination. He used his own experience as the child of a gay couple to highlight that he was not so different than other people.

Some opponents, like the excellent Calvin Freiburger and David Forsmark of NewsReal Blog, and the National Review’s Ed Whelan, advocate a secular argument against gay marriage. In brief, the argument states that the government should recognize those relationships that most benefit the continuation of the nation. Namely, those that produce and raise children. Usually, the argument is extended to including those couples that do not want children, because they may end up procreating by accident.MORE

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All of us armchair pundits can sit here and say what we like. Then someone like Zach Wals stands up and tells us how it really is.

This was originally going to be a longer post, but I need to collect my thoughts. So stay tuned for more later.

Link Mess
Apr 20
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Here is your daily link mess. Don’t know what ‘link mess’ is? Well, scroll down:

Right Wing News reports that Janet Napolitano finally apologized to veterans for smearing them in a DHS report. Or did she? No, she did not. Saying “I’m sorry if you feel offended” isn’t the same as saying “I’m sorry for offending you.”

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