Archive for November, 2008
Our Tender Feelings
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Today, Time.com quotes a law professor who specializes in lesbian and gay rights as saying, in referring to the passing of California’s Prop 8, that it’s never been about marriage. Those who supported Prop 8 in California and similar laws in other states like Arizona and Florida have said that if marriage is not […]
The Spirit of the Law
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Voter approval of a ban on gay marriage in California with the passage of Proposition 8 is in keeping with the spirit of the law governing traditional marriage. Marriage is clearly currently legislated according to age-old spiritual traditions. That “spirit” is rooted in a hierarchical power dynamic in the couple and family, with women and […]