Jul 05, 2006 18:24
150 Years Ago: The abolition of slavery.
100 Years Ago: The emancipation of women.
50 Years Ago: Acceptance of inter-racial marriage.
Today: Same-sex marriage.
Why is it that the Church always has to be dragged kicking and screaming (by secular outrage) towards the tolerance and compassion that, ironically, it claims to hold a monopoly on in the first place?