"I think it's wrong for the government to discriminate against people because of that person's sexual orientation. I think that gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women -- to make contracts, to have hospital visiting rights, to join together in marriage, and I don't understand why it is considered by some people to be a threat to heterosexual marriage to allow it by gays and lesbians." (More details).May the religious nuts who oppose gay marriage lose many, many nights of sleep over this statement. :-)
Friday, January 25, 2008
Gore Endorses Gay Marriage
Former Vice President Al Gore endorsed gay marriage saying:
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Not to mention that there are absolutely no substantial legal grounds to forbid it and the religious arguments from the bible are made of straw. And that tradition argument? Stupid. If that holds we all may as well buy a slave and club a baby seal tomorrow in the name of Jesus in order to keep the country "together".
I've been interested to see who, if anyone, Gore would endorse for president. Also noticed that comment supporting gay rights in Kennedy's speech and Obama's follow-up. Think it may be an "evolved" position from his previous take on gay rights. . .thinking about a faith and religion forum for candidates that I saw on CNN a while back.
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