Bigotry and the Conflict of Ideas

As a proponent of the marriage idea I find myself confronted with the charge of bigotry. This charge is something that, in all my years on the marriage issue, has not been pressed against me by adulterers and unwed cohabitors and fornicators.

But SSMers take the default position that being in favor of the marriage idea and opposed to replacing it with the SSM idea is grounds for such a charge. This arises not from the marriage idea but from the SSM idea.

It is exceedingly rare for an SSMer to express a substantively different default. Sure, there are SSMers who publicly play the part of Skeptic but even then it comes off as cynical rhetorical tactic that would place the onus on the accused to earn a sort of temporary reprieve and grant of probation.

One is reproached for not playing along with the default as part of the bargain.

At Family Scholars Blog (FSB), Fannie presented a query to supporters of the marriage idea. Her blogpost was answered by Fitz and by RK (both familiar to Opine readers) and I encourage you to take a looksee.

http://familyscholars.org/2012/01/3/on-hatred-and-bigotry-again

I left a comment but my comments of late have not been showing up in the comment sections of FSB so I will post it here add will add more later.

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Fannie, RK's comment has well-answered your blogpost. It merits being reposted as a blogpost of its own.

I will comment on this further at Opine Editorials in my own blogposts. Your remarks are contradictory and seeded with the very flaws you would assign to others.

Phil's remarks typify the accusation of bigotry that is central to the SSM campaign. It is an accusation that defies reason and defies your own pose as one seeking a civil discussion on SSM.

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Also see:

Family Scholars Blogger Says:
Curse them because they don't deserve any respect at all.
http://opine-editorials.blogspot.com/2011/1/family-scholars-blogger-says-curse-them-because-they-dont-deserve-any-respect-at-all

And:

Bigotry [defined]
http://opine-editorials.blogspot.com//202/01/bigotry

And please read my comment at the end of the discussion under this blogpost (and then read the whole thing for the context):

Bigotry and the SSM project
http://opine-editorials.blogspot.com/2006/04/bigotry-and-ssm-project.html

And please read the discussion that followed this blogpost:

Nuts and Dolts
http://opine-editorials.blogspot.com/2006/03/nuts-and-dolts.html