Religious grounds not necessary for rejection of gay marriage

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Religious grounds not necessary for rejection of gay marriage

 

By: Josh Divine (Diary) | February 22nd, 2013 at 10:46 PM |

Those in favor of redefining marriage utilize several favorite words and phrases. More ubiquitous than any other sector I have witnessed, gay marriage proponents routinely employ libel and slander by referring to those who believe in traditional marriage as hateful bigots.

 

Not only does this result in tragedies like this, but it’s also intellectually dishonest and strongly epitomizes a modern form of acute McCarthyism.

The other phrase that proponents of redefining marriage often promulgate is some form of “equal rights.” Even the mainstream media has adopted this not-so-subtle euphemism, often referring to defenders of traditional marriage as “equal rights opponents,” “LGBT rights opponents,” etc.—the term “opponent” being widely held to contain a negative connotation.

 

The phrase is taken for granted by proponents of marriage redefinition, but in order to be used correctly, the gay marriage proponent must actually establish that the gay community’s rights are being violated.