On Monday’s episode of the Daily Show, Jon Stewart did a segment on the evolution of Democrats and their support of gay marriage. Raising the question, what will it take for Republicans to accept gay marriage as well? As Stewart points out, “You can not ask Republicans to embrace both gay marriage and evolution in one go.” He does explain that several GOP members have come out in support of same-sex marriage, like Senator Mark Kirk, who almost died from a stroke and realized, “Our time on this earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back — Government has no place in the middle.”
But Stewart wonders, other than a “catastrophic brain injury,” isn’t there anything that can change a Republican’s mind on the issue of gay marriage?
It’s always seemed odd to me that the party so in love with the free market system would not have room for the theory of natural selection. Classical economic theory and the theory of evolution are really not all that different from each other. Think about this: a complicated, seemingly chaotic system that organically over time reveals some consistent tendencies, a kind of natural dynamic orderliness, and winners and losers, without any guiding hand. Sounds a lot like the magic of the free market system, doesn’t it? It’s basically very similar to the theory of natural selection. It’s especially absurd… Read more »
You just need to think outside the box a little bit and create some overlap. For example: 1. LGBT people are probably less likely to have abortions than heteros. (Just guessing on this one, I don’t have stats on it.) I’m sure there are same-sex couples out there looking to adopt. Perhaps it would be even better for pro-lifers if they boosted the demand for adopted newborns even more, to emphasize the “adoption option” that they like so much? 2. Play up the possibilities of gays and lesbians using firearms to defend themselves against gay bashing. “If only that kid… Read more »