Cokie and Steve Roberts: Why tide has turned in favor of gay marriage [retread zot]

Erie Times-News ^ | 3/1/12 | Cokie & Steve Roberts

[Tabi Katz]

"The other trend driving acceptance of gay marriage is simply visibility. Most people reading this column, even in the more conservative corners of the country, now know someone who is gay."

What am I missing here? Has "gayness" become significantly more common in recent years? If it's in the genes and can't be helped, as leftists claim, this is the only possible explanation. Yet that seems highly improbable, since for obvious reasons that is one trait that's not likely to be passed on genetically. A much more plausible explanation is that people like Cokie and Steve Roberts, and the politicians named in their article, have no sense of moral absolutes and change their position whenever the wind changes direction - resulting in more people making the decision to seek a same-sex partner. While I strongly disagree, I can respect those with different opinions. What I cannot respect is people whose opinions are so easily influenced by those around them that their sense of right and wrong changes with the times. If you believe it was wrong that people were not allowed to marry someone of the same sex ten years ago, one hundred years ago, and one thousand years ago, I disagree but I respect you. If you believe it was wrong in the past but OK now, please go home and grow a backbone.

[Tabi Katz]

"The other trend driving acceptance of gay marriage is simply visibility. Most people reading this column, even in the more conservative corners of the country, now know someone who is gay."

What am I missing here? Has "gayness" become significantly more common in recent years? If it's in the genes and can't be helped, as leftists claim, this is the only possible explanation. Yet that seems highly improbable, since for obvious reasons that is one trait that's not likely to be passed on genetically. A much more plausible explanation is that people like Cokie and Steve Roberts, and the politicians named in their article, have no sense of moral absolutes and change their position whenever the wind changes direction - resulting in more people making the decision to seek a same-sex partner. While I strongly disagree, I can respect those with different opinions. What I cannot respect is people whose opinions are so easily influenced by those around them that their sense of right and wrong changes with the times. If you believe it was wrong that people were not allowed to marry someone of the same sex ten years ago, one hundred years ago, and one thousand years ago, I disagree but I respect you. If you believe it was wrong in the past but OK now, please go home and grow a backbone.