I agree that there are some silly objections, but that does not negate the fact that there are some very good objections, and we should be concerned about those objections, and not pretend that Christianity, the dominant cultural religion is under some kind of huge attack- because it isn't- and the more powerful Christians become in this country, the more we should guard the separation (imo, of course). I feel that religious folks should be extra zealous about this, because when you look at Europe, and their lack of interest in religion, this stems from years of state religion. I am concerned because on the long road to disenchantment with state religion non-believers tend to take one hell of a beating- but in the long run it isn't a good road for people who want religion to flourish, either.
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I've got to tell you, the paranoia that I see in this idea of an "assault" on Christians, when they pretty much have the religious monopoly in the US, is just weird. I see the "we're under attack" language a lot- and I just don't see it. If anyone is under attack, it's everyone else. I mean changing the constitution so we can protect a religio- centric idea of marriage? There's no logical reason for defining marriage exclusively, if you want all people to have stable relationships, and be able to give benefits to the people they love. There's only religious reasons. And it's every person's choice to have religious reasons for not giving the nice gay couple down the street the same respect as the heterosexual couples, but is it right for those religious reasons to play out in law, in a secular society? I think not. |
