Danforth’s Diatribe Against Conservative Religious Republicans
Former Senator John Danforth is yet another “moderate” (aka liberal) Republican who is disgusted with the Christian religiousity of the Republican Party and their opposition to gay marriage. Interviewed by the Washington Post, Danforth insinuates that Republicans who oppose same-sex marriage are mean-spirited bigots devoid of rationality:
“I think a marriage is between a man and a woman, but it’s beyond me how the whole thing has become so politicized and people have become so energized by it. Because, what difference does it make? How does it constitute a defense of marriage to legislate in this area?”
In Missouri, where Danforth won five statewide elections, a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage passed overwhelmingly last year. Yet he believes most people would say no if asked, “Do you believe we should just be nasty and humiliate people and degrade them because of sexual orientation?”
Danforth’s belief that denying same-sex couples the right to “marry” is “nasty” or “humilliating” or “degrading” is mistaken and frankly moronic. His belief or regard for the tradtional definition of marriage sounds alot like John Kerry’s presidential campaign prattle–I believe marriage should be between a man and a women but x, y, and z. Contra Danforth, a Republican’s opposition to same-sex marriage does not mean that he or she is a bigot. There are many good reasons why marriage should be limited to male/female couplings. Apparently, Danforth would rather slur the 71% of Missourians who supported an constitutional amendment protecting marriage rather than verbalizing any arguments why they were wrong.