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Supreme Court Defies Age-Old Admonition; Does in Fact Mess With Texas

Today the Supreme Court held that it's legal to be a practicing gay man, overruling a Texas law prohibiting sodomy. I mean, it's about damn time. I'm honestly embarrassed that it's 2003 and the Supreme Court still has to decide such things. A prominent religious figure, Rev. Rob Shenck, had these godly words to share: "The court has said today that morality -- matters of right and wrong behavior -- do not matter in the law. That is an undermining of our concept of justice in this country." Yes, yes, and the whole corrupt death penalty system in Texas makes us all feel warm and cozy about the justice system. I've got news for you Rev. Rob: chances are your son, your best friend, hell, maybe even you, are gay, so you better get used to the idea. Go preach about something that's any of your goddamn business. I'm just glad this case came up before W. could screw up the court...

Update: I've been wondering lately how people like Rev. Rob can still exist in the world today. Don't they understand that they are nothing more than caricatures at this point? It's like people with mullets. Don't they realize that such a hairstyle is no longer socially acceptable? I mean, the anti-mullet movement has been absolutely done to death. You'd have to be living in a cave not to know that mullets are ridiculous. Similarly, has Rev. Rob SEEN the world lately? How can he still piss and moan about people being gay? People are gay! They're just gay! Move on! Get a haircut or something!

posted by Bekah at 11:32 AM :: |