Michael Reagan Slams Gay Marriage In New Editorial
A number of conservative politicians have come out in support of same-sex marriage in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's hearings on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Prop 8, but the son of a former Republican president isn't on board.
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, takes on marriage equality at length in a heated new editorial for The Ironton Tribune. Reagan, who now works as a political consultant and is the author of The New Reagan Revolution: How Ronald Reagan's Principles Can Restore America's Greatness,
slams the Republican party as being "too busy cat-fighting with each other" to solidly oppose same-sex marriage.
He questions why more churches and religious organizations haven't spoken out on the subject, asking, "Where’s the moral outrage? Why aren’t thousands of our pastors, priests and rabbis shouting from their pulpits? Why aren’t they leading their congregations through the streets in mass protest?"
He then suggests the Supreme Court's ultimate ruling on the constitutionality of California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, will have a profound effect on the U.S. at large:
"It’s ultimately about changing the culture of the entire country;
it inevitably will lead to teaching our public school kids that gay marriage is a perfectly fine alternative and no different than traditional marriage.
There is also a very
slippery slope leading to other alternative relationships and the unconstitutionality of any law based on morality.
Think about polygamy, bestiality, and perhaps even murder."
You can read the full editorial
here.
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Lovely.
In better news: Republican US Senator Mark Kirk from Illinois has come out in favor of marriage equality.
He joins Senator Rob Portman as the only two Republican US Senators to publicly come out in support of same-sex marriage.
His message:
"When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others.
Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back-- government has no place in the middle."
