Speaking of gay marriage, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on to discuss the gay bashing amendment on Thursday. The notoriously anti-gay Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) will chair the hearing on "The National Consensus to Protect Marriage: Why a Constitutional Amendment is Needed."
I'm a little confused about who they are protecting marriage from....and how they are going to protect it. This AP piece from November 2004 hits the nail on the head....what about divorce? Seems that is the biggest problem facing marriage these days:
"When you talk about protecting marriage, you need to talk about divorce," said Bryce Christensen, a Southern Utah University professor who writes frequently about family issues.Don't think all those issues aren't on the theocrats agenda. It's the nefarious, hidden part of the agenda....and they'll use the gays to confuse the issue. But all the straights better realize, it ain't just about us.
While Christensen doesn't oppose the campaign to enact state and federal bans on gay marriage, he worries it's distracting from immediate threats to marriage's place in society.
"If those initiatives are part of a broader effort to reaffirm lifetime fidelity in marriage, they're worthwhile," he said. "If they're isolated — if we don't address cohabitation and casual divorce and deliberate childlessness — then I think they're futile and will be brushed aside."
And one other thing, Sam Brownback is so rabidly anti-gay...why, you have to ask, why is Sam Brownback such a hateful homophobe?
