Fret not, my friends. Elections weren't meant to give everyone everything they want. And as long as you come away with something and don't lose too much, you're better off than before. And remember: this is a blip in time. Peoples' attitudes change as time goes on. It's a marathon, not a sprint.
A storm is brewing and it's not over. Even though logic tells me so, it's hard to remain calm and not somewhat enraged. It's sure a pisser when people can take away rights just because they don't like something.
I had thoughts along similar lines. There's usually a backlash against folks fighting for rights via the courts. That's what happened with the Civil Rights movement and its victories in the courts, but those were supplemented with a grassroots movement that ultimately led to legislative and societal change as well. Still, there was a backlash. There's plenty of finger-pointing going on, but in ten, maybe fifteen years, society's attitudes will change. Like I said...it's a marathon, not a sprint. It requires engagement and consensus-building, instead of abrasive politicians preaching to the faithful. And it requires that we as Americans understand that there's a difference between our personal religious beliefs and our national identity. That's not something that'll happen overnight.
Absolutely true. For every social movement there's an equally strong backlash and unfortunately this one really motivates religious people. But what's ridiculous is if your religion says marraige should be in a certain way, what about all the people who don't believe in Christian marraige? Do atheists "threaten" good, moral Christian marraiges too? What about Muslims, Hindus, Budhhists, and Judiasm? Christians have been trying to politicize their religion in this country for far too long. Everybody should be allowed to believe how they want that's why we have seperation of church and state. In America, a religion-less state, we care more about religion than in many industrialized countries.
