tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post479833029801110325..comments2023-11-05T03:20:46.695-05:00Comments on The Ostroy Report: Here's a Little Challenge for Iowa's Homophobic Republican LegislatorsThe Ostroy Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955421147082736335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-15353806126223746632009-05-04T14:53:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:53:00.000-04:00well it seems to me that one big danger to marriag...well it seems to me that one big danger to marriage is divorce.. so how about if the amendment also prohibits divorce? Rush are you reading this??VietnamEarVetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-81062668272357944602009-04-13T09:20:00.000-04:002009-04-13T09:20:00.000-04:00A message to Larry: With comment moderation back, ...A message to Larry: With comment moderation back, no one on this blog sees your postings. Plus, my assistant now oversees the moderating, so I only read what gets through her. Unless you're posting something civil and on topic, she rejects everything you write....and I never see it. You're truly wasting what appears to be an awful lot of time. <BR/>AndyThe Ostroy Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955421147082736335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-28245822183941446942009-04-13T00:33:00.000-04:002009-04-13T00:33:00.000-04:00The argument that same gender marriage threatens t...The argument that same gender marriage threatens the sanctity of heterosexual marriage is ridiculous. While arrogance and sanctimonious righteousness on display are an act, the hypocrisy and intolerance of equal rights are not.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>While a shift in cultural attitudes is underway, the GOP is fighting hard to keep the status quo still battling ideological culture wars that don't exist, at least not like they once did.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>They are in absolute denial that America is changing:<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Since 2003 gay marriage gained 8 points of support. Voters aged 18 - 45 support it by 64%. But only 45% of voters 65 and over, do. Currently 12 states offer some form of same-sex marriage and 20 states (and over 180 cities and counties) ban discrimination against gays.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>In part, the shifting attitudes -- albeit slow -- toward the gay community was facilitated by the TV series "Will and Grace." The show helped ease people's fears, despite the decades of dehumanizing, demonizing and fear mongering. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Certainly homophobia still exists, but it is an equal rights issue that outweighs ideological certitude.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Furthermore if conservatives expect to be taken seriously they need to walk their talk and stop being hypocrites. With the many, many more important pressing issues haunting people's thoughts, mythical irrational fears are the least of their worries.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The status quo is changing and there is nothing they can do about it except change along with the rest of the world. Otherwise they'll be left behind. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Either way the sanctity of marriage will survive.serena1313noreply@blogger.com