They're scared. I'm scared.

[beetiger]

I guess there's something positive about the fact that the President and the Pope, two major world leaders, feel like they have to talk about gay marriage. It means things are happening, and the conservative world is nervous. But it kind of kicks me out of the lazy mindset I have now and again, the mindset that says that we're nearly there on queer acceptance, and that church and state really are separated just like it says in the books.

I asked sythyry whether we could move to Canada soon. He reminded me that we're already married.

I actually have my ministerial credentials in NY now, through the Pagan Temple to which I belong. One of the dreams I have for my lifetime is to be able to officiate at a legal gay marriage here.

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[postrodent.livejournal.com]

Bush is probably speaking his tiny little mind, altho Karl Rove may have pulled his string; the Prince of Darkness there may see this as a way to rally the support of the Christian Right at a time when Bush's presidency is in deep trouble. It's telling that although he couldn't quite say it, Bush clearly feels homosexuality is a sin in the eyes of the One True Religion.
Obviously, like everyone else on this thread, I disagree, and someone should remind W about that whole separation of church and state business -- he has a bad case of absent-mindedness on that topic. But apart from that, is stopping gay marriage really foremost on the mind of our President at this point, and if so, _why_? Is gay marriage more of a threat than Al Qaida? I feel compelled to quote Get Your War On's comments about "freedom fries" from earlier this year:
"It just proves that nobody is taking this shit seriously. We're about to go to war AGAIN! Would somebody please act like a fucking grown-up for once?! Get back to work managing our WARS!"