It's been slightly more than thirty days since my last letter to the editor, which means that they can print one again. So I sent them this:
It has been quite interesting lately
reading various people's thoughts on what the Bible says regarding
marriage, same sex and otherwise, and what Jesus did or didn't say about
it, but I do have one question: public policy-wise, does it even
matter?
As with every other issue, anyone can find something in 'the Bible' that
at least apparently supports his or her position. Maybe this is why the
founding fathers drafted a Constitution rather than just telling
everybody to 'read your Bible.' And why they make no references to
'God' or Jesus (or the Bible) in that Constitution.
We live in a constitutional democracy folks, and the U.S. and Wisconsin
constitutions both state that all citizens are to be treated as equals
by their governments. We don't have different sets of rights for
different subsets of the citizenry. So can we please keep that in mind
as we discuss same-sex marriage and how to live up to our lofty ideals?
NAC,
ReplyDeleteYou make a valid point so expect a lot of negative feedback.
Thanks, Mr. O. I live for feedback of all kinds. ; )
DeleteYes, let's abide by the Ten Amendments (The Bill of Rights) and not so much the Ten Commandments.
ReplyDeleteWorks for me, Whit. ; )
DeleteSeems like some people confuse the Bible with the Constitution. Slowly changing,wish it would be faster.
ReplyDeleteMike Huckabee tried to run on that, if I remember correctly. Didn't go over that well. ; )
DeleteWell written! I've never understood why the state has anything whatsoever to do with marriage in the first place. Civil unions are what the LEGAL name for marriage should be, and MARRIAGE is what the churches should call the ceremonies they perform. One has nothing to do with the other.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, somehow your blog has avoided being listed in my "Signs of Intelligent Life" blogroll, a situation that has (no doubt) kept a lot of miscreants and misfits from finding your site. Sorry to say, that's about to change. You'll be listed as soon as I get home with your info, and before you know it these civil conversations will devolve into chaos, just like at Squatlo Rant...
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you, Squat. I feel like I could handle a bit of chaos. So, as a very famous man once said, "Bring 'em on!"
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