"My second argument is that there is nothing to be learned from the Sandy Hook parents' support of more gun control. That support is neither morally nor intellectually persuasive. Its appeal is entirely emotional." Confused. Is Dennis also saying that were a pro-death penalty President to get support for the death penalty from parents of murder victims, that would carry no weight, either?

Also, "Silence will be interpreted as disapproval," means, "Your silence will be interpreted as disapproval by the LGBT person who just came out to you," not disapproval by the department (although if the LGBT person were consequently to lodge a complaint with HR I can imagine disapproval coming one's way).

The first example is a little misleading: "Following are excerpts from the 'DOJ Pride' decree. When it comes to “LGBT” employees, managers are instructed, 'DON’T judge or remain silent. Silence will be interpreted as disapproval.' (Italics mine)...Got it? For Christians and other morals-minded federal employees, it’s no longer enough to just shut up and 'stay in the closet.'" Actually, this instruction was given in reply to the topic, "What to do if an LGBT employee comes out to you," and the next instruction advises a matter-of-fact "non-reaction reaction". That's pretty much equivalent to keeping one's moral beliefs concerning LGBT matters closeted. If I were a manager I'd be more troubled by what the "DOs" are than what the "DON'Ts" are, as they are LGBT-affirming in ways that I would feel didn't represent my beliefs. So long as managers aren't required to perform the "DOs" I'm not sure this is red flag material.

It will be interesting to see how many more letters besides LGBTIQ will be tacked on to the list of deviations from the norm -- I'm already predicting "P", "Z", and "N", for pedophilia, zoophilia, and necrophilia, respectively.

"Well meaning but rather mischmosched mix of scriptures... sabbath breaking was also punishable under the special Mosaic covenant by stoning, a point that is usually less heavily touched upon." That initial list wasn't "mischmosched" at all. Adultery, incest, bestiality, homosexual behavior, and child sacrifice (i.e., abortion) are all condemned in the same chapter (Lev 18). Your pulling in Sabbath-breaking, rather, is going outside the grouping and obscuring the very clear teaching of Scripture that the only kind of sexual behavior permitted in God's sight is sex between husband and wife. So far as the death penalty in the OT is concerned, it needs to be made clear that although there is no mandate for Christians to apply the same penalties prescribed in the OT for grave moral wrongdoing, that doesn't mean the acts condemned with death in the OT have become moral acts. It's still wrong to commit adultery, to commit incest, to engage in bestiality or homosexual behavior, to have an elective abortion, and to miss church on Sunday, even if we don't stone people to death for it anymore.

At the theater they previewed a new ABC Family show called "The Fosters" featuring a lesbian couple with a number of foster kids. ABC Family's motto also appears to have changed to, "A New Kind of Family." So expect more deviations from the norm on that front.

Toobin probably doesn't recognize another reason certain gay marriage opponents are uncomfortable with gay marriage: Gay marriage is the celebration of the fact that two people have (through no fault of their own) a sexual orientation disorder, and it feels wrong to celebrate something that exists due to a shared disorder. While we may accept the things that are wrong with human beings and discourage others from making fun -- imagine the commonplace ocular disorder of nearsightedness and the way we discourage children from calling their peers with glasses "four-eyes" -- we generally don't celebrate disorders. Even disorder-related celebratory events like the Special Olympics and, if we include physical disabilities, the Paralympics celebrate what people are able to achieve *in spite of* their disorders, not the disorders themselves. But you can't celebrate gay marriage without celebrating gay along with the marriage -- take the gay away, and the marriage would necessarily dissolve. So gay marriage effectively require that society twist its mind around 180 degrees and bless the fact that two people have a disorder that they would never choose, and on top of that affirm with them that we hope their disorder never goes away (or else the relationship we are sealing and sanctifying would dissolve). Gay marriage is cognitive dissonance of the worst kind, and unfortunately for us and for future generations, it's becoming society's self-inflicted mental wound.

The thing is, the IQ of an immigrant population changes over time as the population gets acclimated.

I can imagine that the part of DOMA that says the federal government cannot recognize same-sex marriages might be overturned. However, the part of DOMA that says states don't have to recognize same-sex marriages contracted in other states seems obviously constitutional since Congress has explicity authority in the Constitution to regulate how states recognize one another's contracts.

Here are ALL of the offending lyrics from "Find Your Wings": The plans that heaven has for you Will all too soon unfold So many different prayers I'll pray For all that you might do But most of all I'll want to know You're walking in the truth ... I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams And that faith gives you the courage To dare to do great things That's it. That's all. THOSE are the offending lyrics. Are atheists really so thin-skinned that they can't handle even innocuous lyrics like this? When are we going to realize that the First Amendment protects against government establishment of a particular religion, not simply theism in general?