The May 11th NPR piece on Gay Marriage, "Same Bible, Different Verdict On Gay Marriage", is loaded with all manner of idiocy. Then again, "Same Bible", is in the title. Aside from some of the standard lies, hypocrisy, and sheer ignorance related to the Bible there were a few bits and pieces that stood out. What caught my attention was the section on why African-American clergy tend to oppose same sex marriage. The level of nonsensical reasons given among the barrage of bullshit was impressive.
"But nowhere is this question more fraught than in African-American churches, says Tony Evans. He pastors the 9,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas. One reason, he says, is cultural.
'The breakdown of the family is the single greatest challenge that we face today,' he says.
Evans and others say the black family is in crisis — a majority of babies, for example, are born to single mothers — and that's why black ministers are often the most vocal opponents of same-sex marriage."
The notion that gay marriage would somehow denigrate the institution of marriage as a whole is completely baseless. There are no legitimate studies that have found that gay marriage would have even a slightly negative impact on heterosexual marriage. Even setting aside the fact that there is no objective reason to hold such a position Evans assumption defies even common sense. Single motherhood has no connection to homosexuality or homosexual rights. How could it? It seems to me that many of these single mom's probably did not plan to be single moms. By default, homosexual couples seeking to have children would have to plan. They cannot have children on their own. They would have to adopt or use some type of fertility service (surrogate, egg/sperm donation...). So where's the connection to single parenthood? It is also idiotic to think that a heterosexual couple's relationship is in any way altered by a homosexual couple getting married. Just because two guys get married does not mean my marriage means less. Frankly, I don't give a shit what anyone else (aside from my wife) thinks of my marriage.
Evans goes further in proving what an ignorant asshole he is by trying to insulate his position against a common criticism,
"'The issue of race is not an issue of choice. It's an issue of birth,' he says.
Does that mean that homosexuality is a choice?
'The Bible is clear on that one too. And that is, sexual relationships are to be between men and women within the context of marriage,' Evans says. 'That's not only related to the issue of homosexuality, but adultery, or fornication or bestiality. All of that is proscribed in the Bible.'"
Every year the body of evidence confirming that homosexuality is not a choice increases. It is not a choice and even if by some remote chance it were it would still be a civil rights issue. Since African-Americans had to fight so hard for their own rights you would think they would be more sympathetic to the homosexual community's struggle. Then, there is the biblical bullshit he's throwing around. I have on numerous occasions pointed what a pile of crap that is. Yes, the Bible condemns homosexuality. So what? It condemns all sorts of things that no one pays any attention to any more (assuming they ever did). It also condones some of the things Evans rails against. I challenge any Bible-thumper to name a single major male figure in scripture who did not commit one or more of the following; incest, adultery, rape, or murder. Not one of them is worth modeling public policy after.
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