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Prop-8 The Musical
Besides for feeling like I don’t blog enough, another guilt factor is that I feel like I don’t get around to blogging about lots of really important things.For example, when I did my post-Thanksgiving weekend news round up, I went with what I found entertaining. But, I was keenly aware that I wasn’t writing about the recent attacks in Mumbai – about which I felt tremendous sadness and anger. Sometimes, I guess it’s easier to focus on the fun stuff.
Sometimes I also don’t get around to blogging about political issues – though I often talk about them quite a bit. The recent events around Proposition 8 were quite upsetting. As you probably know, the California Constitution was modified to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman, taking away the possibility of two people of the same gender marrying each other. Bottom line- I support same-sex marriage and simply do not understand why two people who love each other should not be able to get married and have all of the obligations and benefits that that entails.
A fabulous new 3 minute video presents Marc Shaiman’s “Prop 8 – The Musical” (see below). It’s entertaining and smart. One of the most compelling points is that religious folks often pick and choose from among the Bible. They say, for example, that the Bible prohibits homosexuality. But, of course, the Bible also can be read to mean we should not eat shrimp, a man should stone his wife, and you can sell your daughter into slavery. Since most of us do eat shrimp and don’t stone people or sell slaves, I think it’s fair to say we don’t have to listen to everything the Bible says. If we did, we’d be living in a world that never grows or develops or has progress – and that’s no fun!
And, of course, “Prop 8 – The Musical” points out that there is supposed to be a separation of church and state. Precisely!
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