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Here's what the gay newspaper of record thinks: "That remains
to be seen and will likely result in a steady stream of court
battles."
Even NPR, that bastion of evangelical hysteria, frankly
admitted this week: "Two titanic legal principles are crashing on
the steps of the church, synagogue and mosque: equal treatment
for same-sex couples on the one hand, and the freedom to exercise
religious beliefs on the other.
"The collision that will play out over the next few years will
be filled with pathos on both sides," NPR says. But the story
also acknowledges that so far, the religious groups are
losing.
I do not mean to underestimate the powerful forces pushing for
gay marriage. But excuse me, I'm 48 years old. I've grown up with
successive waves of progressive myths, all preaching "resistance
is futile." I was told as a teenager that nobody would be
pro-life once all the old folks died off, and that no mothers
would be home with children. I was told communism -- or at least
socialism -- was inevitable, too. Have you looked at the Soviet
Union lately?
War is not about killing your enemies; it's about crushing
your enemies' will to fight. Guess what? Culture war is too.
Nothing is inevitable but death and taxes. If we lose marriage
at the polls this November, it will be because gay folks cared
more, fought harder, gave more -- and I don't believe that's
going to happen.
Prediction: Californians are going to surprise the elites and
the progressive mythmakers by joining the 27 other states (from
Oregon to Wisconsin) that have voted to protect marriage as
between husband and wife.
We're here, we believe in marriage, get used to it.
(Readers may reach Maggie Gallagher at MaggieBox2004@yahoo.com.)
COPYRIGHT 2008 MAGGIE GALLAGHER
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