I know it is meant to be a joke, but really, maybe we should get behind it?
While it might be a joke, it is moving along the proper channels in the California Legal System.
Joel Landon Watts is a Masters of Theological Studies student with a focus in Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific ideals of the past century. Currently, he is a TA for Old Testament at United Theological Seminary under Dr. Vivian Johnson, Associate Professor of Old Testament. His first book, Rhetorical Strategies of the Evangelist: Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark, is expected to be published by Wipf and Stock early next year. He is currently co-editing a book on moving from Fear to Faith (Energion, 2013).
This effort, while primarily to prove a point, is ABSOLUTELY a fair comment on the absurdity of arguments against gay marriage.
Vilified as a harbinger of doom for the entire institution of marriage, gay marriage has brought out a laughably false sanctimoniousness from religious zealots who were utterly silent as the divorce rate approached 50+%. Where have they been?
Where was this moral outrage 20 years ago when it was straight people destroying the supposedly sacred joining of “one man and one woman” and coining phrases like “starter marriages”?
This effort, while primarily to prove a point, is ABSOLUTELY a fair comment on the absurdity of arguments against gay marriage.
Vilified as a harbinger of doom for the entire institution of marriage, gay marriage has brought out a laughably false sanctimoniousness from religious zealots who were utterly silent as the divorce rate approached 50+%. Where have they been?
Where was this moral outrage 20 years ago when it was straight people destroying the supposedly sacred joining of “one man and one woman” and coining phrases like “starter marriages”?
“What did we even fight the Communists in World War II for?”
Okay, that’s clever.
“What did we even fight the Communists in World War II for?”
Okay, that’s clever.
Sure why not? If a fetus is a disposable choice, why not a marriage? It’s all just part of this wonderful society we built for our self, where our own self gratification comes first…
Yep.
Sure why not? If a fetus is a disposable choice, why not a marriage? It’s all just part of this wonderful society we built for our self, where our own self gratification comes first…
Yep.
Actually, about the time my ex-wife filed for divorce, a friend of mine was discussing a point … In a secular society, obviously marriage isn’t going to be viewed as sacred. However, should it not be regarded at least as a contract?
There are grounds for breaking a contract (her adultery, for example, would have given me grounds to break it). If you just decide not to honor a contract without reason, there are consequences.
Obviously, I’m revisiting the whole no-fault divorce issue, but it is worth mentioning. Ultimately, I think Jordan’s got it right. Nothing matters so much — marriages are disposable, children are disposable, etc..
Actually, about the time my ex-wife filed for divorce, a friend of mine was discussing a point … In a secular society, obviously marriage isn’t going to be viewed as sacred. However, should it not be regarded at least as a contract?
There are grounds for breaking a contract (her adultery, for example, would have given me grounds to break it). If you just decide not to honor a contract without reason, there are consequences.
Obviously, I’m revisiting the whole no-fault divorce issue, but it is worth mentioning. Ultimately, I think Jordan’s got it right. Nothing matters so much — marriages are disposable, children are disposable, etc..