It seems the next step on the Christian Right’s agenda is to control the configuration of families. After successfully getting Gay Marriage banned in a number of states through the passage of state laws or constitutional amendments, USA Today reports that there are initiatives in 16 states to ban adoption by Gay Couples.
Actually, I view this as a good thing. It’s not that I’m against Gay’s adopting, I’m not. I’m hoping that the Christian Right will eventually push too far and the inevitable backlash from the American public will put them out for the count.
Most Americans are fair minded people, lazy and ignorant, but fair minded. It takes a lot to get the average American to pay attention. But once the meandering herd of voters has been alerted, it doesn’t take long for the stampede to occur that tramples intolerance and unfairness. In an impromptu poll at USA Today, with 15,000 votes, some 62% of respondents were in favor of Gay couples being allowed to adopt.
If we can just get the average American to understand the injustice of relegating Gays to second class citizenship, how badly broken the Death Penalty is and what scientists really believe about evolution, we could end the discrimination, join the rest of the civilized world in rejecting capital punishment and safeguard the future of science in this country.
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