Gay Marriaging the Shit Out of Maine
November 04, 2009
That’s not gonna happen, at least for now. In Maine they voted to repeal the law allowing same-sex marriage, and naturally the religious forces played a big role in this. Why? Because contrary to everything it stands for, religion serves to divide instead of unify.
The Catholic Church was a leading supporter of the repeal campaign, even asking parishes to pass a second collection plate at Sunday Mass to help the cause.
It is times like these that I am extra-super-especially glad I didn’t allow the Catholic Church to be involved in my own marriage (normally I’m just extra-glad). An institution such as that has no business presiding over a unification ceremony–what can it possibly know of such a thing? What insight can it provide?
The Catholic Church, along with less powerful cult organizations, serves as a barrier for love, a dividing line for reason, and a blindfold for its own crimes against humanity. It is an ancient, irrelevant male-dominated clubhouse that ignores its own gayness–overcompensates for its own gayness–by actively campaigning against civil rights. A religion that considers some more equal than others.
And yet, I am going way too easy on them.
November 4th, 2009 on 4:41 pm
I have no problems with same-sex couples having equal rights in a separate institution.
November 4th, 2009 on 7:59 pm
not sure what you mean, or how that would be recognized. but i am proof that you don’t need a church or religion to get married. of course, i’m straight, so i can do whatever i want.
November 4th, 2009 on 10:11 pm
WA state appears to be passing their “everything but marriage” act – referendum 71 yes = 51% but we vote by mail (postmarked by election day) so ballots are still coming in.