BP News (Baptist Press News) reports that they know "The real motive behind gay marriage."

Well - I am glad they have answered the eternal question! What a load off of my mind - and what a joke. My comments are in red.

Here we go with their 'holy insight':

If you can’t beat ‘em at the ballot box, then snooker ‘em in the courts or slip it past ‘em in the legislature. This has become the preferred strategy of homosexual activists from sea to shining sea.

In spite of the fact that voters across the United States continue to reject the concept of “gay marriage,” activists persist in pitching their appeals to sympathetic jurists and left-leaning legislators.

OK, so because a group of people is denied a basic human right they should stop fighting to achieve their goal? Persistence is key - look at them. They are VERY persistent in fighting gay marriage/civil unions. What's the difference? There is none. Two sides. One oppressed - the other is 'holier than thou' and seems to 'know better'.

Second - let's look at this 'left leaning legislators' issue that they bring up. Here in Oregon we have two Senators that are cosponsoring the current civil unions/anti-discrimination legislation. Both are Christian men. Both very republican. So where is the 'left leaning' aspect of this? In fact, Senator Frank Morse is led to this cause by his faith. A true Christian in my eyes.

There is only one answer to the strategy of the homosexual activists and those sympathetic to their cause –- a federal marriage amendment. Unless traditional marriage is defined constitutionally, activists are going to continue to seek out sympathetic judges and lobby left-leaning legislatures until they get their way.

Guess what. A Federal Marriage Amendment will not happen. They have already tried this session - twice I believe. Each time it failed miserably. And YES - we will continue to fight until we have equal benefits across the board. We will win some and we will lose some. Although even a loss is actually a step in the right direction most of the time. It's three steps forward and one step back. Civil unions will happen. Marriage - that will take a bit longer. People are afraid of gays and lesbians using that word. Ok - and sympathetic judges? Those would be called fair judges. Judges that remember there is a separation of church and state.

What homosexual activists are really pushing for is legal recognition of their lifestyle. In so doing, they believe they will gain -– or force -– societal acceptance.

False. Legal recognition of our 'lifestyle'? In some ways this is true. I despise the word 'lifestyle' when describing sexual orientation. Lifestyle would be a religion. Legal recognition of our committed and loving relationships is what we are striving for. Forcing social acceptance is not the goal in this movement. It is for true equal rights. We want to have the legal protections for our children - for our families. REAL families just like every other family.

In closing - I guess they didn't do a great job in finding 'the real motive behind gay marriage'.

This entry was posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 at 11:54 AM.