And they can rule that an unnatural union between homosexuals is a "marriage," and that will be no more true.
One reason why conservative appeals to protect the sacred procreative essence of marriage have gone nowhere is because Americans are rapidly joining the Scandinavians in doing most of their procreating without benefit of clergy. Seventy percent of black babies are born out of wedlock, so are 53 percent of Hispanics (the “natural conservative constituency” du jour, according to every lavishly remunerated Republican consultant), and 70 percent of the offspring of poor white women.
I happened to be in the car the other day listening to the radio when Rush Limbaugh launched into his pessimistic downer of a monologue about the inevitability of "gay marriage" becoming a reality in the U.S. As I was listening to it, two things really stuck in my mind:
1. This guy has been married four times.
2. This guy had Elton John play at his last wedding in 2010.
Item #2 should not be overlooked, because it involves two aspects: (A) Limbaugh invited him, and (B) Elton John accepted the invitation.
When I got home I did some research and found some very interesting articles linked in the Google search on "Elton John, Rush Limbaugh." Among other things, Elton John says that Rush Limbaugh is very different off the air ... and he even suggests that Limbaugh (while he will never admit it publicly) is a supporter of "gay marriage."
I think Mark Steyn is right. The institutions of this country are being run by a monolithic ruling class that has no moral foundation and is completely disconnected from the nation's historical cultural norms.
And they can rule that an unnatural union between homosexuals is a "marriage," and that will be no more true.
Rush, O’Reilly, and others make money telling us what they think we want to hear. They are entertainers - nothing more. I will admit that Rush played a large part in turning me into a conservative, though I think it would have happened anyway as I got older. Still, I don’t worship the golden microphone and am thankful we can get our news from a lot of different sources, the best being FR.
To summarize - Homosexual marriage is not something new out to destroy marriage and the family.
Rather, it is just another milestone on the road to destruction of marriage and the family.
As you point out, heterosexuals and society of the last 50 years have made a joke of marriage. Homosexual “marriage” will simply take the next step, and make the idea of marriage a total absurdity.
Spot on for Limbaugh. It’s a show, a scripted show. He’s as often a GOPer as he is a TEA Partier. Depends on which way the winds blowing.
One thing that every FReeper should know from history is that the leadership, once far removed from the locale and view of the people is via ego nearly entirely hedonistic. Satisfying their own pleasure by power, sex, pleasure, money, etc. becomes their onlly goal. Without moral restraint they find themselves in a toilet with a wide stance. It’s sick and the nature of Big Government at every point in human history.
Why can’t we learn?
2. This guy had Elton John play at his last wedding in 2010.
Item #2 should not be overlooked, because it involves two aspects: (A) Limbaugh invited him, and (B) Elton John accepted the invitation.
When I got home I did some research and found some very interesting articles linked in the Google search on "Elton John, Rush Limbaugh." Among other things, Elton John says that Rush Limbaugh is very different off the air ... and he even suggests that Limbaugh (while he will never admit it publicly) is a supporter of "gay marriage."
As I've been pointing out for years, the conservative movement hasn't done well, since Limbaugh has been dominant. It's not all his fault, but I don't think he's helped.
Better late than never, but let me agree with what you said about Rush Limbaugh.
For all his talents and intelligence, and I’m a big fan of Rush, he rarely emphasizes social issues. He has been married four times and invited Elton John to his wedding party. He is apparently one those elites who are uncomfortable talking about icky things like abortion and marriage. Too bad, because our culture and morality are going down the drain.