the sky is falling
Holy shit. I just read an actual op-ed from a conservative columnist (David Brooks of the New York Times) advocating gay marriage. It's an interesting argument he presents, one that I had been touting for a while, but I think that this is the first time I've heard it from a generally conservative voice, although admittedly he's much more moderate in his voicings than the current neo-con voice of the right. Fantastic.
One of my classmates is a typical red blooded American--Irish-Catholic and fairly conservative. He has no problem with gay marriage, but doesn't want the government to call it a "marriage" because it dilutes the institution. Call it anything else, he says. His issue is simply the title. I found this really odd. Most people have issue with the legal rights afforded by gay marriage.