11-15-2008, 02:54 PM | #41 |
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Marriage is not a civil right, but owning an assault rifle is. Right.
Forty years ago, LDS members believed in segregation and opposed the civil rights movement. I'm sure they had good arguments for distinguishing between freedom of speech and racial equality. Separate but equal, right Tex?
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I've detailed several reasons, several times why black civil rights are dissimilar to gay marriage "rights." And I don't know what being LDS has to do with it. Another non sequitur.
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So when the Prop 8 issue came along, I thought hard about it. I did not want to be on the wrong side of history. After all that thought, it seems clear to me that the civil rights struggles of yesteryear did not go right to our deepest, most core LDS doctrines about the purpose of life and the nature of family and eternity. The issues of the civil rights era were of deep importance, but not the same. OTOH, the definition of marriage does go to those core LDS doctrines. Personally, I don't see two ways about that, but if you disagree, I respect that. All I ask is that you at least consider letting go of the notion that opposing same-sex marriage is the same as opposing civil rights for African-Americans. It's quite simplistic and really is a slam on Mormons who, like me, are taking a principled position on the issue. Yes, if one assumes that sexual orientation and race are synonymous, one has a great argument. But the assumption is questionable at best. I think fair-minded people see that. Contrary to the views of some, the assumption is not "beyond debate." My two cents.
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