What's in a name?
Okay. I've talked about this a lot, I know, but I'm tired and waiting for my brother's chef clothes to finish in the dryer so here I go.
( Actually, I blame the VP debate. Gay rights is apparently not important enough for the presidential candidates to discuss, so they gave it to the VPs. )
( Actually, I blame the VP debate. Gay rights is apparently not important enough for the presidential candidates to discuss, so they gave it to the VPs. )
I'll second and expand a bit on what Kitten said---from what I understand, the difference is in the religious conotation. (I will disclaim right now that I've not listened to any debates, and have been for the most part blessedly spared of political discussion at work.) I had the comments explained to me by someone who would be one of the first I know to raise the sword for equal rights, so I trust in her interpretation and lack of anger. And it would seem that---at least where Biden is concerned---it's purely a matter of not forcing any church's hand on the matter, wanting the people to have all the rights but not wanting to over-stepp the line between church and state.
I find myself unable to disagree with that idea, being that this country was essentially founded on the idea of there being a rightful separation between the two. If you ask the government to transgress over churches, then you open the gate for churches to transgress over the government. And we all know from world history that that isn't always the best way.
I don't see religions as influencing the government. I see individuals of a certain religious nature taking advantage of their positions to further whatever religious agenda they have. And no I don't believe that that is always a good thing, but I also don't think it's proper to rain fire on religions as a whole because of vocal---and powerful---minority of their members. Because they really are a minority anymore, I've found, they're just the loudest.
I'll also note that a significant enough number of the people who decry same-sex couples as a poor family model for children also think that single-parenting isn't the way. Which I wouldn't normally bring up here, but you mentioned it a lot. Somehow single-parents have never had legislation, but they are also frequently looked down upon as lesser.
I don't really know if I have a properly cohesive point here, I'm not feeling so well. But it seemed like some of these things needed to be said, at least.
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