Slog - Comments on Straight Rights Watch

Comment by Gabriel

Gabriel — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:24:01 -0800

One interesting aspect of this is that Christian conservatives actually have a higher divorce rate than the country as a whole. Perhaps we should propose an initiative to make it more difficult for Christian fundies to divorce, as they seem in danger of ruining the institution.

Comment by StrangerDanger

StrangerDanger — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:55:07 -0800

I would love to see a study commissioned as to why these perverts fear human sexuality so much.

Comment by Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:55:43 -0800

And the effect this will have on abortions? How many unhappy couples will elect to abort unborn children rather than subject themselves to higher hurdles to divorce?

Comment by Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:56:02 -0800

And the effect this will have on abortions? How many unhappy couples will elect to abort unborn children rather than subject themselves to higher hurdles to divorce?

Comment by wf

wf — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:04:29 -0800

"If the Family Foundation gets this on the ballot it's likely to pass for the same reasons anti-gay laws measures were passed by Virginia's voters."

Wrong. Most Americans can imagine their marriages ending with a lot less fear than they can imagine getting fucked by someone of the same sex. This will go down in flames.

Comment by genevieve

genevieve — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:25:07 -0800

re: Gabriel @ #1, maybe we could just propose an initiative that makes it harder for conservative christians to marry at all, since they're so prone to divorce and all.

Comment by let's get some shoes

let's get some shoes — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:17:57 -0800

HAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA

This won't pass, and they're going to flush their political capital down the crapper. I love it when the zealots get power-crazy, they fuck up every time.

Comment by let's get some shoes

let's get some shoes — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:25:17 -0800

Gabriel -- Interesting thing, some states (Arizona, at least) have something called a "Covenant Marriage" option that restricts how or why a couple may get divorced or otherwise separated.

Information here: http://www.supreme.state.az.us/dr/Text/Covenant.htm

Would seem to be the perfect arrangement for Christians seeking marital utopia. I'm thinking this isn't really popular since it's optional, and zealots don't like that whole "optional" thing. Their way or no way!

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:11:49 -0800

Well, I would hope that unhappy couples choose abortion anyway. What's the point of bringing a kid into an unhappy relationship? I've known at least a few (now broken up) couples who foolishly thought that having a kid will make their problems go away/keep the relationship going.

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:49:29 -0800

They should have a look at Ireland. Divorce was completely illegal until 1995, so people just left their spouses, started separate lives, found new loves, lived their lives with them, had kids with them, and acted like their first marriages didn't exist. It wouldn't work like that in the US. People would just carry out their divorces in other states and Virginia would have to recognize that.

Comment by Thible Bumper

Thible Bumper — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:53:08 -0800

What a bunch of whitebread-Nazis. May they all be ass-raped by Satan, who's bound to become bored with Saddam.

Comment by sammy

sammy — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:11:57 -0800

No end to the small world of the Puritan - and the prudes.

All the tampering with modern divorce is an attack on women.... keep them tied to the stove. And under the legal control of husbands.

Aside their homophobia, they have never approved of living in sin, nor no fault divorce.

Comment by Dave Coffman

Dave Coffman — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:47:45 -0800

I think this is great. It will draw in people to the larger issue in hand- which is an interference in the lives of others because of religious zealotry. That's the base issue involved here, and such interference in the lives of straight people will show many that consider themselves to be untouched by these issues that have affected the GLBT community that they too are under the gun sights of the zealots.

The long term effect of that will be a greater recognition that the GLBT community as well deserves and is entitled to be treated with respect. If anything, this type of action on the part of the extreme right wing will further quicken the realization of rights (marriage, etc) for all.

Comment by Gabriel

Gabriel — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 08:01:45 -0800

If we could just convince Christian fundamentalists that all sex is wrong, they'd go the way of the Shakers and leave everyone be.