tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918310454820522189.post437055201950017451..comments2023-05-26T06:42:45.658-07:00Comments on Mormon Iconoclast: The New NormalEric Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17847948709234757330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918310454820522189.post-19778595714358685132012-08-31T18:06:37.453-07:002012-08-31T18:06:37.453-07:00That's why it took a face as near and dear to ...That's why it took a face as near and dear to me as my little brother's to make this issue personal to me. I think that when anyone is placed in a similar situation, their eyes are opened to the fact that this is a matter of BASIC HUMAN rights. "Personal" and "religious" "right" can be different than "Political" and "Civil" "right". One's religious belief may be that God doesn't condone same-sex relationships, but gay American's should not be limited by other American's religious beliefs. It was the same with blacks and the Church. When will people stop understanding the Constitution through "Bible colored" glasses? becca schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185809826316427259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918310454820522189.post-60470435081280671792012-08-30T16:08:44.768-07:002012-08-30T16:08:44.768-07:00Nice post, Eric. I agree completely.Nice post, Eric. I agree completely.Derrick Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731747508416604218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918310454820522189.post-60409177555306385592012-08-30T13:24:45.565-07:002012-08-30T13:24:45.565-07:00I do take your point. But I do think the personal ...I do take your point. But I do think the personal matters. And I think there's a difference between saying to a pollster "I'm against this" and actively working against it politically. Eric Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847948709234757330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918310454820522189.post-51305009378146331042012-08-30T13:00:30.023-07:002012-08-30T13:00:30.023-07:00*marital*maritalbecca schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185809826316427259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918310454820522189.post-30294564746259183442012-08-30T12:58:51.866-07:002012-08-30T12:58:51.866-07:00Hi Eric,
I enjoy your blog posts. Very level-heade...Hi Eric,<br />I enjoy your blog posts. Very level-headed and insightful, this one being no exception. I took your class at BYU and always enjoyed what you had to say.<br />However, I do have to say that I find your statement "It's possible to oppose gay marriage in the abstract, as a political issue, but also support your gay friends" to be surprisingly, uncharacteristically naive. <br />That statement is like a man in the 50s saying "My co-worker Susan is exceptionally talented at what she does. She's absolutely an inspiration and example to everyone in the workplace and has skyrocketed our company's sales exponentially. But there's no way that I'll vote for her to be compensated the same as me." Or a white person in the 50s saying, "I love my black friends. I party with them every weekend. But hell no, I don't want their black ass sharing the same toilet seat as mine." <br />In the end, despite their verbal affirmations, there is no support and no respect from either of these examples. <br />The same applies to the issue of same-sex marriage today. There is no way to love and accept a gay brother/sister/friend while voting in favor of denying them their right to enter into a loving martial commitment: including rights to share benefits, visit one another in the hospital, pay taxes together and many more. Anyone who doesn't understand the implications of these HUMAN rights is just turning a blind eye as they sit on a cushy pillow of their own spoon-fed rights. <br />"Love is a human experience, not a political statement." -Anne Hathawaybecca schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185809826316427259noreply@blogger.com