Bush wants to codify marriage as heterosexual
``I am mindful that we're all sinners and I caution those who may try to take a speck out of the neighbor's eye when they got a log in their own,'' the president said. ``I think it is important for our society to respect each individual, to welcome those with good hearts.''
``On the other hand, that does not mean that someone like me needs to compromise on the issue of marriage,'' he added.
A couple of things that I don't understand about this:
- Isn't this one of those things that's meant to be left to the states? Why are people who are in favor of smaller government attempting to legislate this? The only explanation I can think of is that this is Bush letting the religious right know that he hasn't forgotten them - it seems especially significant in light of the upcoming Massachusetts case that may result in legalization of same-sex unions, which has a number of conservatives up in arms.
- Second, what aspect of Bush is "someone like me" referring to? The POTUS? The fundamentalist Christian? The hetersosexual? All of the above? None of the above? The wording seems a bit strange.
- Third, the statement overall sounds like that old canard "Love the sinner, hate the sin." Which is a standard way of making your prejudices seem somewhat less hateful.
Comments
Hurray for Bush finally having some sense on the matter.
Posted by: Anonymous | August 8, 2003 9:05 PM