The Real Threat to Humanity...

There are some days I just shake my head...

I was reading an interview excerpt about Proposition 8 (the California) anti-gay ballot initiative to make homosexual marriages illegal) from Bill O'Reilly and Newt Gingrich.. I won't bother to include the quote or the cite because what really made me rolls my eyes was the concept that we're living in some sort of cultural warfare whereas the assertion is that there is gay and secular fascism in the country.

What Newt doesn't seem to understand is that his overbroad use of the word "fascism" wherein the concerted effort by the Mormon church (and many others) to condone the hatred and dissolution of the most fundamental right of association -- all completely protected under the guise of religion. Christ, Allah and God doesn't care WHO you consort with so as long as you're good to one another.

That's why the scare tactics of Gingrich invoking "fascism" just looks incredibly phony.

Seriously, Newt: "how are gays and lesbians a threat to the nation?"

It's the most preposterous argument that has ever been levied by the religious right ... especially at a time when divorce is so prevalent that it's considered to be casual and carefree. The moral fabric has been undone a helluva lot earlier before gays and lesbians entered the stage. It's simply laughable to seriously believe that the institution of marriage is being threatened by gay rights.

Why? What's the cause? What's the source of the religious right's fervor over two men or two women being together for the rest of their lives? After doing much thinking, I think I found the source of their angst from the most unlikely of sources:

That's right....

JANET JACKSON'S BOOB

While you're gasping in horror -- hear me out: the entire Janet Jackson boob-fest was nothing more than a ridiculous test of the decency standard which the FCC protects whatever is seen coming through our little TV boxes. It's not that there's anything un-natural about Janet Jackson's boob -- in fact, she has a very decent set of boobs if we were going to approach it from the art and beauty she projects.

So where's the crime?

As the FCC would say: "it's a crime against decency."

And that gets us back to the tenacity by which some others find decent and indecent. They invoke the Bible as though God himself said: "there will be no homosexuality" -- even though the Bible said no such thing. The Bible has always been open to interpretation and folks simply ignore or casually forget this fact. Hiding behind the Bible is yet another shining example of an old religious text that is obtuse and overwrought with problems from slavery to stoning a person for wearing two different threads. And if you haven't -- you must watch the West Wing episode titled 'The Midterms.' (feel free to watch the excerpt that reflects this concept here.)

If you take religion out of the equation -- which should be the bigger issue here -- then does the whole argument against gay marriage go out the window? Because if our religions are invoking our laws -- then we have a much serious crisis on our hands than that of two men or two women who wish to live their lives together. Because the moment we need to enact "God's word" into our man-made laws ... is the moment we have to put those people to death who work on the Sabbath ... is the moment we sell our daughters into slavery ... is the moment we have to condemn football for the touching of a dead pig is unclean ... is the moment we have to stone farmers who plant crops side by side or burn the clothing stores to the ground that dare make articles of clothing from two different threads.

In a nutshell -- the Bible is wrong about a lot of things so we shouldn't be so quick to see what Jesus would do in a situation like this....

And when humanity can't aptly the Bible without sounding like they are full of hate -- then it comes down to what's personally decent for them. That's the real tragedy here - because if it happens to be "indecent" for YOU to watch two guys kiss -- it doesn't mean that you should condemn those two guys from enjoying in the same happiness and love that YOU share with your hetro-mate.

There's nothing indecent about love.
There's nothing indecent about wanting to spend the end of days with someone you love.
There's nothing indecent about sharing that love with anyone of your choosing.
There's nothing Biblically exclusive about one man/one woman.
There's nothing immoral about the love between two men or two women.

Just because it's personally indecent for YOU ... doesn't make it indecent for all.

The same arguments were always made for segregation.
The same arguments were always made for women's rights.
The same arguments were always made when we conquered these lands and made it ours.

Finding faith in the Bible doesn't make it right -- it only means you can read what you want to read and can find some Biblical passage to support your particular point of view. Let's not FORGET kiddos that even the lifestyle can be interpreted as being a form accepted by the Bible -- even though we're clearly in the red-light district when it comes to how society feels about us.

But what really riles me is when these folks hide behind some incredibly inexplicable myopic point of view just because it makes them feel "safer" because we all know that a flaming gay hairstylist is somehow going to turn you gay with his fantastic hair gel. But when you invoke laws to protect your own personal decency -- then I'm here to tell you that you are wrong. Whether or not your stomach can handle the concept matters very little because in God's eyes, we're all created equal and yet it's a man-made law .... YOUR man-made law .... that says otherwise.

It's the biggest form of religious superiority wielding a political flag while embracing the most fundamental hypocrisy that defies the basic construct of what being human is all about.