Tennessee wingnut: the proper definition of marriage means the parts fit

If the parts don't fit...

There are those who argue that a homosexual marriage would be no different than a heterosexual marriage. Obviously, this is not true. While the marriage of a man and woman has a potential life-giving procreative power, a homosexual marriage is a dead-end street...In life, there are some things that just are - a circle is a circle, a square is a square, and a marriage is between a man and a woman.
-- the wisdom of Rep. Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville (16th district in the Tennessee Legislature) in an op-ed for the Knoxville News

Are we back to the "parts need to fit" argument?

As Tennessee faces a vote on a marriage amendment (it's sure to pass at this point), this turd tosses up all the old hoary excuses for why it's OK to discriminate against gays and lesbians who wish to have marriage equality.

To illustrate this point, imagine a society composed of couples made up entirely of men. That society would age and die - it is not sustaining. Society has an interest in sustaining itself and giving incentives to couples that have that potential. That is why the state has the right to give privileges to those who marry.

Those who are trying to destroy the definition of marriage claim they are entitled to those same automatic privileges. They are not. If they want to enter into an agreement with people of the same sex so they can visit them in the hospital or leave them an inheritance, then let them use what is already available to them. A will can be used to pass on belongings, and proper paperwork can allow visitation at the hospital.

...Those who are working against this marriage amendment will say that their "anything goes" definition does not hurt or affect anyone, as though changing the foundation of society will have no consequences. Common sense and experience tell us that, if homosexual marriage becomes a right, public schools will be required to use our tax dollars in order to protect that right in school textbooks and programs. Clergy and congregations who speak out against this lifestyle will be silenced and punished, as is already happening in Canada.

He offers up as a resource in the fight to save marriage, the web site http://www.realmarriage.org/, which has a lovely photo of little blond kids that says "Children do better with a mom and a dad." These fundies are out of control, misinformed and hell-bent on miseducation in the name of Jeebus:

The institution of marriage is neither purely religious, purely private, nor purely civil; rather, it is a natural institution, rooted in the order of nature itself. What must be upheld against attack are the privileges and benefits of marriage as have customarily and wisely been bestowed upon the institution by the favor of God, government and mankind.

...No one should beileve that the ACLU, TEP, Tennessee Guerilla Women and even more extreme groups will roll over and give up on their designs on children and society. They will be back with a vengence and with slick deceptive ad campaigns and "talking points" that will prevent a true debate on the underlying issues in the time leading up to the November elections and a vote "by the people" on the definition of "marriage."

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Check out these TN sites: Blender Callie over at Red State Exile, Tennesee Guerilla Women and Tennessee Equality Project.