The Holy Roller-In-Chief
Blogger and crime writer Roger Simon chokes on Bushís sinner-speak:
Bush: "I am mindful that we're all sinners and I caution those who may try to take a speck out of the neighbor's eye when they got a log in their own," the president said. "I think it is important for our society to respect each individual, to welcome those with good hearts."Roger Simon: "Sinners?... Whoa! I thought we had separation of church and state in this country. What about those of us who don't believe in 'original sin?' Hey, George, I'm not a perfect man, but I don't think of myself as a 'sinner.' More to the point, I don't think of homosexuals as 'sinners' either, just people with a different sexual orientation from me. This kind of belief reminds me of the very thing I thought we were fighting -- primitive fundamentalism. It comes from the same retrograde value system that wants to restrict stem cell research."
Iím with Roger. Iím also with gays and lesbians who shouldnít be denied the rights available to heterosexuals who can marry. (If they are, they should at least get a huge tax break for not having access to full-service citizenship.) Iím also for a registered partnership system in this country -- like the PACs in France -- which grants rights to both gay and straight people in committed partnerships if they simply ask for those rights by signing a PACs declaration.
Yes, the issue actually goes beyond gay marriage. In addition to gays and lesbians who can't get married thanks to legions of religious fanatics who think like our Fundamentalist-In-Chief, there are vast numbers of committed partners in this country, gay and straight, who are denied the numerous rights married taxpayers get simply because they donít wish to partake of the religiously based fantasy forever of marriage. ("Fantasy forever" because, for so many people who marry, the reality of "forever" frequently doesnít outlast a cheap pair of shoes.) How about some rights for us rational realists, Mr. Bush? Separation of church and state, anyone?
(via Instapundit)