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Can’t help but giggle

I know I shouldn’t laugh cuz it really isn’t funny – but I really can’t help but laugh at this:

Tennessee county, site of `Monkey Trial,’ wants to charge gays with crimes against nature

This is the place who’s last claim to fame was the Scopes “Monkey Trial” (those of you who read Inherit the Wind will recognize the case). Then it was about outlawing the teaching evolution in schools – now its about forcing out the gays based on backwards and unfounded ideas about ‘nature’. Not funny really but its just so absurd!

Guess we won’t be moving to Tennessee any time soon … Damn! :).. Though i do like Trey’s idea of a gay invasion.

To Put things in Perspective

Here are a Couple of Fun links to put things in perspective! 🙂

70% OF EXISTING MARRIAGES MAY ALREADY BE GAY

The Onion | Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders All Citizens To Gay Marry

A Great Article

I woke up this morning to find this article linked from Google’s news – its well worth the read:

Mullen: Utah’s petty little stand can’t stop gay-marriage avalanche

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to all my friends who got hitched this weekend… I’m so excited that everyone was given this opportunity. I’m so proud to live in a city that not only allows for this kind of thing but does it with excitement and enthusiasm. I’m so grateful to have a Mayor that, and the beginning of what I hope to be a great political career, has the balls to stand up for what he believes to be right and stand behind it… And I don’t give a damn what other people think about it – its not about them or the santity of their marriage – its about security, civil rights, and the love of individual couples. I couldn’t have put it more eloquently myself:

“The issue here is simple: the state’s Constitution does not permit discrimination at all, anywhere. We are in full compliance with our state’s equal protection clause prohibiting discrimination in any form. While some may believe that separate and unequal institutions are acceptable, we will oppose intolerance and discrimination every step of the way. San Francisco is a city of tolerance and mutual respect and we will accept nothing less than full civil rights for all our residents,” said Newsom.

Congratulations to ALL of you! 🙂

• Matt and Brian
  
• Randy and Rick
  
• Patrick and Chuck
  
• Eric and Jeff
  
• Tom and Randy
  
• Guy and Trey
  
• MJ and ‘The Missus’ 😉
  

And everyone else!

MAN They’re gonna be PISSED

In case you haven’t seen yet:

Massachusetts high court rules civil unions aren’t enough, same-sex couples entitled to marry

MAN That is going to piss of the hate mongers – I LOVE it! 🙂

I’m always happy to see this kind of thing although I do have to admit that I’m more than a little worried about the two steps back that seem to come with every step forward. This kind of thing is just the fuel people, including Dubbya, are looking for as fuel for amending the constitution to ban this very thing. While I’d love to believe that the people in this nation are sane enough to recognize the hate in making that kind of change to the Constitution I’m consistently surprised about the lack of sanity in our elections. I’m REALLY afraid that people just don’t get it…

The Marriage Amendment

Thanks to the BoiFromTroy via the SoCalLawBlog I’d like to pass on these guidelines for those who support a constitutional amendment defining marriage based on biblical.

1. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women.(Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5.)
2. Marriage shall not impede a man’s right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)
3. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed (Deut 22:13-21)
4. D. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden.(Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)
5. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be
   construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)
6. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother’s widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10) *”

If you can sell THAT to congress and the American people more power to ya.

(I know this has made the rounds – but it bears repeating)