Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Mormon beliefs that should be open for public vote.
Here is a brief list of Mormon beliefs that should be put on the ballot for the public to vote on.
1. Baptism for the dead. This is a ceremony that takes place in Mormon temples where they baptize your dead relatives vicariously regardless of the religion they practiced while alive.
2. Secret underwear. I think that everyone should be able to purchase Mormon secret underwear.
3. Let us in your temples.
If anyone has any others please leave in the comments!
1. Baptism for the dead. This is a ceremony that takes place in Mormon temples where they baptize your dead relatives vicariously regardless of the religion they practiced while alive.
2. Secret underwear. I think that everyone should be able to purchase Mormon secret underwear.
3. Let us in your temples.
If anyone has any others please leave in the comments!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
The best one yet.
Today someone blogged that the main reason we can't allow gay marriage is because it will result in the extinction of humankind. Because if gay marriage is legal, everyone will be gay! And if everyone is gay then no more babies.
So there you have it ladies and gentleman. Gay marriage will effectively end the world. Wow.
So there you have it ladies and gentleman. Gay marriage will effectively end the world. Wow.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Bestiality is your best argument?
In the beginning marriage was strictly a religious institution. Throughout the years legal rights were tied together with this religious ceremony. Therein lies the problem. As a nation, we tried the whole separate but equal thing and it didn't work out. Ask any black person who had the misfortune of living through segregation.
This may not be about your rights. But it sure as shit is about mine.
The most common argument I have been hearing is, "If we let gays marry, next thing you know people will marry horses and chickens." More recently someone substituted various farm animals with lampposts. Let's for one second say this argument makes any sense at all and we allow people to marry lamp posts, goats, horses or canaries. How does this affect your marriage? How? It absolutely, in no way changes the relationship you have with your spouse. You imbue the word marriage with certain feelings, thoughts, beliefs and emotions. That is your right. Define your marriage however you please. But don't you dare define what my marriage should look like.
The whole idea of removing a right legally given to a minority group should send chills down your spine. This precedent the Mormon church has set terrifies me, as it should you. What is to stop someone from putting an item on the ballot banning Mormonism from certain states? A simple majority could banish an entire religion.
This entire movement was motivated by hate and fear and accomplished through lies. I read a press release from the Mormons on their website defending their position on traditional marriage. The entire statement was riddled with "possibly" "almost certainly will result in..." "could be construed" "groups are suggesting." It was one of the most cleverly worded, velvet tongued PR pieces I have ever laid eyes on. And I work in marketing and PR! All of it was designed to scare you into what might happen. Not what will happen. And guess what? It worked. Fear of things that may happen, in some twilight zone imagined by your first presidency, motived many undecided people to vote against marriage equality.
Dress it up however you like, but hate is hate. To coin a phrase used not too long ago by President Elect Obama: You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.
This may not be about your rights. But it sure as shit is about mine.
The most common argument I have been hearing is, "If we let gays marry, next thing you know people will marry horses and chickens." More recently someone substituted various farm animals with lampposts. Let's for one second say this argument makes any sense at all and we allow people to marry lamp posts, goats, horses or canaries. How does this affect your marriage? How? It absolutely, in no way changes the relationship you have with your spouse. You imbue the word marriage with certain feelings, thoughts, beliefs and emotions. That is your right. Define your marriage however you please. But don't you dare define what my marriage should look like.
The whole idea of removing a right legally given to a minority group should send chills down your spine. This precedent the Mormon church has set terrifies me, as it should you. What is to stop someone from putting an item on the ballot banning Mormonism from certain states? A simple majority could banish an entire religion.
This entire movement was motivated by hate and fear and accomplished through lies. I read a press release from the Mormons on their website defending their position on traditional marriage. The entire statement was riddled with "possibly" "almost certainly will result in..." "could be construed" "groups are suggesting." It was one of the most cleverly worded, velvet tongued PR pieces I have ever laid eyes on. And I work in marketing and PR! All of it was designed to scare you into what might happen. Not what will happen. And guess what? It worked. Fear of things that may happen, in some twilight zone imagined by your first presidency, motived many undecided people to vote against marriage equality.
Dress it up however you like, but hate is hate. To coin a phrase used not too long ago by President Elect Obama: You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.
Another great link.
Thanks to the folks at www.nflivingston.com for sharing the following link. For those who still don't believe that the Mormon church had anything to do with prop 8 passing read here.
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