Gah!

[seiberwing]

The gay marriage ban in Tennessee passed by 81%. Meaning 81% of the state's voting population are against gay couples having the same rights given to straight couples, a rationale that basically boils down to "the Bible said so, now let's force it on everyone else". Now I remember why I left that damn state and came to Hippytown, NC.

Seriously, I love Tennessee. I just hate the sorts of people there. Lovely folks until you ask them to be tolerant.

EDIT: Dude, Rumsfield resigned. WTF. I guess the day isn't so bad after all.

BRIDE OF EDIT: But we got the House! And the Senate! Booyaka!

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[goldcelestial.livejournal.com]

it could also mean that 81% of Tn's voters don't understand the wording of the ballots.
considering a lot of our school systems, I'd bet on that more than the bible theory

[pivot89.livejournal.com]

81%? *blink* That... is weird. (Especially since I've always had the impression that it's not 'the Bible said so' so much as 'I heard the Bible said so and have never really questioned it'. It's there, but nobody seems to mention the context. Or the fact that it's a translation anyway.)

Still, from what I've heard today, the administration's a bit shaken up. (I like seeing politicians in a state of healthy nervousness.)

[newagelink.livejournal.com]

> The gay marriage ban in Tennessee passed by 81%.

Hell yeah! Now we just have to ban "marriage" from our legal system, period. You never did tell me what you thought of my actual solution.

> Meaning 81% of the state's voting population are against gay couples having the same rights given to straight couples,

Um, no. I voted Yes to ban it, because I believe the definition of "marriage" is the union between a man, and a woman. As you've seen in my journal entry, that has absolutely nothing to do with anyone's rights. Marriage belongs in a social/cultural function, not in a legal system.

> a rationale that basically boils down to "the Bible said so, now let's force it on everyone else".

Good job, blame somebody. That helps a lot, doesn't it? Doesn't it make you feel so much better?

Maybe 1) people don't want to change the definition, or 2) simply don't like gays (an opinion to which they're perfectly entitled.)