Iam God

Has anybody noticed any similarities between gay marriage issues today and interracial marriage back then, and how most of the protesters I saw on the news are either white and Christians?

Vorkosigan

This seems a better fit in C/S

Plognark

Yes, i've noticed that it generally seems to be the same sort of people who are opposed to it; i.e...republican/conservative white christians.

Funny, that

Shake

Yes, and in fact, the Mass governor was/is using a law from 1913 (which the Mass Senate just voted to repeal, btw) to ban couples from outside of Mass from marrying there. Said law was originally intended to prevent interracial marriages.

Silly xians are probably using nearly the same arguments they used against interracial marriages: "It's not natural!"

By the way, welcome Iam God!

MonCapitan2002

How the fuck do they know it isn't natural? All they have is some fucking book claiming to be the word of God™. The worst of it all is that they aren't the only ones making that ridiculous claim.

(About knowing the word of God, that is). Fucking morons.

PopeInTheWoods

I also see a similarity between proponents of gay/lesbian marriage and supporters of voting rights for women from the late 1800's - early 1900's. This document from 1873 (found in 1999 in a time capsule in Rochester NY) was written by electors who allowed women (including Susan B. Anthony) to vote in the 1872 election. They were prosecuted for their actions, much like how local officials have recently been threatened by Governators Schwarzenegger, Romney, Pataki and their AG's.

Andy