Picketing the Church, Crass and Futile
I made a few comments on this article which I am sure will do nothing to increase my already tenuous acceptance by the so-called “gay community.” I’m constantly annoyed by the demands of those who claim they stand for my rights. The Catholic church has NO obligation to recognize same-sex marriage. They are a private, religious institution.
blakeflint at 6:47 AM February 14, 2011
This is repugnant and this woman ought to be ashamed of herself. I am a gay man, and I am all too often embarassed by those who purport to support “my cause.”
At 78 years old she ought to have the wisdom to see that the Catholic Church has no obligation, moral or otherwise, to support her children’s lifestyles. Should the church capitulate to the whims of its members? Wouldn’t that undermine their authority as a religious body? Of course it would.
“Gay rights” DOES NOT equal “Gay Marriage.”
“Gay rights” DOES NOT equal “Gay Marriage.”
I cannot say that often enough.
I apologize to the members of the Holy Name Catholic Church on the behalf of Helen Moshak, she means well, but is obviously too stupid to know any better.Ugh. How embarassing.
Cheers, Blake
blakeflint at 3:12 PM February 14, 2011
The fact is that gay couples do have the same rights as straight people would *in an identical situation.*
If Bob and Gary decide to live together and raise a chld togther, they can adopt that child. They can even declare themselves each other’s heirs under the law. In IL they can get a civil union. The law doesn’t care if they are straight or gay. They could just be good friends. It doesn’t matter.
Similarly, if a gay man decides to get “married”, then he is deciding to marry a woman, because the thing we call “marriage” is something that can happen only between couples of an opposite sex. Same-sex “marriage” is simply not possible – without dismantling the definition of what a “marriage” is. *Gay men and women already have the same rights as straights.*
We do! Straight people under the law can only marry the opposite gender, and we gays have the same restrictions! True *legal* equality is already achieved.
Picketers of the church are not truly seeking *legal* equality. They want religious (& social) approval, and since we are all painfully aware of the need to separate church and state, this is ridiculous, tasteless, and frankly offensive to the church, without cause.
The protesters only create spectacle, and achieve nothing of value.
Cheers, Blake
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