Newt Gingrich says yesterday that same-sex marriage is paganism. Presumably unlike having a wife and a mistress.
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Posted January 27th, 2012 by Bruce Garrett
Yes, well, Paganism, being a religion, more ancient than Christianity, is well protected by the First Amendment’s “no restrictions on religious belief” language. And Christianity, of whatever freewheeling hedonistic sort he engages in, is enjoined from becoming the state religion by the same Amendment. And he seems to be wholly unaware that the Constitution specifically prohibits a “religious test of office” — and the most important office of the land is that of Citizen. One wonders what Constitution he is aware of, and from what nation. For it surely is not America’s.
Comment by Jim Hlavac — January 27, 2012 @ 12:48 pm
There are actually quite a few of us LGBT Pagans out here you know. Why should we fight for recognition in religions that treat like dirt when there are plenty of non-Abrahamist spiritual paths out there that value us as human beings? That said, Newt is a moron.
Comment by Michael — January 27, 2012 @ 2:56 pm
I’m quite pleased with my pagan, poly, same-sex marriage, thank you very much.
Comment by KC — January 27, 2012 @ 3:35 pm
Catholics have been persecuting non catholics whenever they have had the power to do so for millennia. Pagans should expect no tolerance. And Newt is the latest one they have converted to “the one holey and true faith”, so you would expect him to be out (like San Brownback and Randall Terry two of their other newest converts) preaching the good news to the rest of us.
Comment by Paul Douglas — January 27, 2012 @ 3:47 pm
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Pingback by Howdy Pagan! | My Blog — January 27, 2012 @ 3:56 pm
Christians spend so much time whining about alleged “bashing” of their religion yet they have no problem crapping all over the religions of other people. Typical hypocrisy.
Comment by Buffy — January 27, 2012 @ 6:40 pm
Oh yes, Paganism, On every full moon, all my gay friends and I like to get naked and dance around a bonfire…oh wait, thats what we do at Burning Man.
Comment by emma — January 28, 2012 @ 12:19 pm
I was reading books by Sybil Leek and Hans Holzer before most people had ever even heard the word Wicca. I was interested in it, but back then (late 60s), being a Witch was like being gay; trying to find others of like mind and interest was like searching for dragon’s teeth. Today I’m an Epagapalian, as the fundos call us.
BTW – Happy Imbolc (Feb. 2nd) to all Wiccans and Pagans who read this site. ;)
Comment by Gary (NJ) — January 28, 2012 @ 1:23 pm
Bruce Garrett,
That’s a beautiful short post.
:)
Comment by Donny D. — January 29, 2012 @ 8:45 pm
I, too, have a lot more respect for my fellow Pagans than I ever will these bigoted blowhards.
Comment by Taelyn — January 29, 2012 @ 11:57 pm
Howdy!
Comment by Peter Hargmier — January 30, 2012 @ 1:58 pm