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And if there isn't, why do we have civil unions in New Zealand but not gay marriage?
That is to say, are there people out there that support the former but not the latter for other than political motives? Presumably there must be, but I am at a loss as to why.
Perhaps people o
ught to engage in more reflective equilibrium.I wonder how he knows?
Supporting civil unions but opposing the recognition of same sex marriages seems eerily familiar to the empty "separate but equal" argument that segregationists used to justify the de facto second-class citizen status of African-Americans during the Jim Crow era. Except nowadays same-sex marriage opponents take the pretense of hiding under the banner of "opposing the redefinition of marriage." In the Jim Crow era proponents of segregation didn't bother coming up with such politically-correct verbiage, but they were essentially opposed to redefining what it means to be a citizen.
ReplyDeleteMarriage makes Jebus smile, homosexuals marrying make Jebus cry. Civil unions don't affect Jebus. Jebus likes civil rights (debated).
ReplyDeleteSo to maximimze Jebus' utility, you support "equal but different".