Something about the First Amendment

Bush's Same Sex Remark Sparks Debate

College Republicans Chairman Jarrett White said his group is "100 percent behind the idea that marriage is between a man and a woman," and the group supports a Constitutional amendment. White said marriage is a sacred union created by God and the issue of same-sex marriage should be a federal issue and not left to the states.

Hmm...let's see here. If marriage is a sacred union created by God, then the federal government should have nothing to do with it. Drafting a Constitutional amendment to protect a religious sacrament is in clear violation of the first amendment. It establishes a federal endorsement of religion. But just try explaining this to a Fundie Bonk Job. The way their eyes gloss over is just so precious.

"I think that individuals should be allowed to make whatever sort of economic unions they want," Martin said. (That's Father Reginald Martin, a Roman Catholic priest). "I believe the state must honor those arrangements. I think the president, whom I admire a great deal, is simply making himself look silly."

Hey, what do you know? I agree with a member of the clergy! Well, except for the admiration of the preznit.

Bush said, "The same moral tradition that defines marriage also teaches that each individual has dignity and value in God's sight."

A truer statement would be something along the lines of "The same moral tradition that defines marriage also teaches bigotry and hatred". Consider the way gays and women are treated by the tenets of the church. No women in positions of leadership. Gays can be gay, just so long as they don't act gay. It's anything but dignified.