Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Lesson in the Sermon: The New York Times had an interesting article over the weekend. It appears that rank-and-file Christian conservatives aren't flocking to the polls to vote against gay marriage. In fact, most of them don't consider it a big issue.

A majority of Americans still disapprove of same-sex marriage -- and that's a shame. But conservative Republicans aren't succeeding in making this an election-year issue. Even now that more than a 1,000 gay couples in Massachusetts have taken marriage vows in that state, a federal constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage seems destined to fail. And nobody cares. Maybe that means homosexuals will be able to quietly gain their rights in this country after all.