On the subject of Gay Marriage...

Every week day on our local NPR station we have a show called State of Nevada hosted with Dave Berns. Today’s topic: Gay Marriage (Dun dun duhhhh! Cue the dramatic gopher video for effect) During the heated debate we heard both sides going at it like cats and dogs. Well more like ignorance and tolerance. The debate had a lawyer representing the gay point of view and the chairman of the League of Concerned Nevadans (or some such farcical group) representing the "Sanctity of Marriage" point of view. First things first, I love Dave Berns! This guy is a fantastic interviewer and should replace Terry Gross if and when she retires. I did not think I could care for another man more until this particular show and now I find myself more enamored by him. After the Lawyer (not that I’m a fan of them either) was finished dismantling the LCN/Sanctity of Marriage point of view, Dave Burns with a combination of a few very simple questions and an audio clip from the Simpsons, completely devastated this poor sap and his pretentious logic. But I digress as the shellacking this guy received from this (what seemed to be) apparent set-up of a one sided debate is not the issue of this article. Gay Marriage is (cue the gopher video again if you so choose). What’s important to note is that the primary reason for opposing gay marriage is to preserve the sanctity of marriage because marriage is between a man and a woman. It used to be an argument against gays outright, but has evolved into it being ok for gays to form a civic union, but not to call it marriage. Huh? So actually this whole debate trips around the use of particular words. Are you fucking kidding me? As Dave Berns Simpsons clip illustrated, aren’t there much more important things to worry about. Not to mention, as the lawyer in the debate pointed out, this is the same argument against mixed couples (y’know blacks and whites getting married) used over fifty years ago. Ultimately it boils down to plain ol’ discrimination. Gay people have been butt fucking and carpet munching for as long as there have been people. Whether or not they are allowed to get married isn’t going to stop it. What the hell is with these religious assholes anyway? They are so quick to thump their Bible and claim how homosexuality is wrong. Well, I’ve read quite a bit of the bible also, here is a little of what I’ve picked up...

Matthew 5:7 - Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Matthew 5:9 - Blessed are the peace makers, for they will be called the sons of God.
Matthew 5:39 - But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:44 - But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those that persecute you.
Matthew 7:1 - Do not judge or you will be judged.

I’m gonna stop here because quite literally I could go on and on and on and just from these snippets can you guess what the bulk of Jesus’ teachings revolved around? You guessed it, tolerance! Why do these blind religious men speak on God’s behalf, didn’t they read this shit? Aren’t they supposed to study this shit? C’mon guys, by your own fucking religion it is supposed to be God’s place to take care of what is and is not evil. All of the teachings of Jesus (according to the Bible) revolve around tolerance and what makes hypocrites! Also, this LCN guy hinted at the "Homosexual Agenda"? Now this really got me laughing. Homosexual Agenda? Is he kidding? Does he think gays what to butt fuck him? What is the "Homosexual Agenda" anyway? Hmm, they want to be treated equal in our society. They want respect. They want the same rights everyone else is supposedly guaranteed. Wow, that’s all pretty gawdanged subversive. We better stop this highly immoral line of philosophy before it gets outta hand! Besides, if you were to really look at the whole issue logically, even applying science and the theory of evolution (Then again, maybe that’s why the religious can’t grasp this) if you let gays go on about their business, eventually you would wipe all these "gay" genes out because, newsflash, they can’t have kids! Ok, that is an oversimplification, and frankly not true. The truth is, this whole fight is between ignorance and tolerance. It’s been going on for thousands of years and it will still be going on for a thousand more.


On a lighter note...

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Re-Birth!!!

First point of note. Whether you remember or not, Karl Bakla and myself created the original Stinking Pile years ago. That website, sadly, faded out. Not, however, due to it's popularity. In fact, it's popularity had been growing exponentially at the time of it's demise. However, after a few years and several conversations with Karl about resurrecting it. I’ve decided that there is no time like the present. Hopefully, it will fester like the dark and eerie fungus it was and regain, then eventually surpass, it’s previous popularity. It begins anew, as a blog. This is an open blog, meaning, anyone (and I mean anyone) that wants to contribute, may do so under the following conditions... 1.) Your article must be about popculture, politics or society in general. 2.) You must be honest and vulnerable in your writing. 3.) Have a point, pointless rants will not be tolerated unless they are somehow incredibly funny and insightful. 4.) If you choose to review something (like the old Stinking Pile) our rating system is from 10 (So stinky it’s memory will haunt you forever), to 0 (Absolutely no stink, hence perfect) and lastly, 5.) Your article remains your property, however I reserve the right to edit it for the blog based on spelling, grammar and content that may detract from the flow or subject of the article, never based solely on content. All articles can be submitted here (email also listed at the top) please put Stinking Pile Submission in the subject line or you may be deleted as junk mail. By the way, this blog will replace Life on the Edge.