Gay Marriage

[greyyguy]

Last night the Democratic presidential hopefuls had a debate sponsored by the LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. Republican candidates were invited as well but none of them accepted the invitation. Salon has a summary of what was said and none of it sounds very impressive to me, with the exception of Mike Gravel who pointed out the fact

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[ericthemage]

I don't blame them for playing it safe, really. In Michigan an amendment to our Constitution passed with over 80% of the vote, specifying one man and one woman, and we're more liberal than a lot of states. There are far too many religious nuts out there to risk the presidency over one issue. It sucks, but that's America.

[greyyguy]

True- and that is something really wrong with politics today. There is too much religion in it, and too many people being intentionally deceitful to try to appeal to everyone.

[greyyguy]

Heh- true. But then they would need to know more about the religion and the country they are claiming to be all for. And that is work. It is far easier to assume everything is the way they want it and go from there.

[ericthemage]

That means we got rid of Christian principles when we got rid of slavery, right? :)