{"id":15697,"date":"2013-05-08T16:32:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T21:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=15697"},"modified":"2017-01-24T17:20:07","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T22:20:07","slug":"marriage-equality-the-prosperous-pol-vs-the-gay-pauper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2013\/05\/marriage-equality-the-prosperous-pol-vs-the-gay-pauper.html","title":{"rendered":"Marriage Equality: The Prosperous Pol vs. The Gay Pauper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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I\u2019m with the gay pauper on this one. And so is the Catholic Church. Think about that for a moment.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post, <\/em>see,<\/em>\u00a0published a story a few days ago about about a billionaire hedge fund manager working hard to bring the Republican Party out of the dark regarding marriage equality. His name is Paul E. Singer, and in the piece he\u2019s quoted as having said,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are heartened to see many politicians in both parties moving in the right direction on this. Our job is to let them know they have plenty of like-minded friends, activists and party leaders who will stand with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, this fight is about basic equality and individual liberty \u2014 both conservative principles. But for those who remain unconvinced, state-by-state evidence that marriage equality does no harm and actually strengthens families and the institution of marriage should put doubts to rest and pave the way for more conservatives to join this growing movement.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read the whole story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for the gay pauper over at We Defend Traditional Marriage \u2013 and We\u2019re Gay<\/em>, here\u2019s what she had to say today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a gay woman, I appreciate traditional families. I grew up in a traditional family. My parents\u2019 brothers and sisters founded traditional families. Traditional families make our society stronger, because they work better than any alternative so far devised.<\/p>\n

The redefine-marriage thing really means that traditional marriage and the traditional family will be abolished in law and replaced by some government-approved alternative. But traditional marriage and families are so ingrained in every human culture that these attempts cannot succeed fully even if every nation were to turn fully totalitarian to be able to enforce the new marriage\/family substitute.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Good point.<\/p>\n

You know what else I wonder? Who is the billionaire hedge fund manager\/legal eagle\/power broker working to bring marriage reality <\/em>to the rank and file of \u00a0either political party?<\/p>\n