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Originally Posted by Derwood
Prop 8 in a nutshell: Hey, gays! So, here's the thing....we need you to pay your taxes and abide by the law and all that stuff, right, but...well....you're sorta loving the wrong people, know what I mean? So I'm afraid that we're not going to let you get married anymore. Sorry, thought you understood. Love always, 52% of California
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I always interpreted it as more like this:
"Just fyi, there's a verse in Dueteronomy sandwiched in between a ban on shellfish and a ban on bastards in church that says you're love is an abomination. What we're going to do is enjoy eating shellfish and allow people without fathers to attend church, but when it comes to your love, we're going to hate you with the fire of a thousand suns. You're lucky we can't vote to kill you!" Inconsistent literalism is quite frankly everything that's wrong with religious people.
Edit: to clarify that last sentence, those religious people that are flexible and filter the Bible through common ethics and morality are awesome and I have no problem with them. I'll even offer them the last slice of pizza.