Friday, October 19, 2012

Marriage Law And Religion: Sectarian Lobbies Seek To Wed Church And State

Voters in four states will cast ballots on marriage equality next month, among them my adopted home of Maryland. Polls show that the Maryland measure, which allows same-sex couples to wed, just might pass.

Religious Right groups, of course, are doing all they can to ensure that doesn't happen. They're mustering all of the arguments we've heard before: Same-sex marriage will somehow harm families, it's condemned by the Bible, it will lead to people marrying bicycles, etc.


MORE: http://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/marriage-law-and-religion-sectarian-lobbies-seek-to-wed-church-and-state