Earlier, I posited on this List that advocates of homosexual acceptance would find that making their gains through the Courts instead of through Legislatures would be as counterproductive towards their ultimate goal as it was for abortion-activists who similarly pursued their goals through the courts instead of legislatures... Here is the first evidence of that effect:
http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-na-gay1aug01.story August 1, 2003 Foes of Gay Marriage Claim New Momentum Gay Marriage Is Immoral, Vatican Says August 1, 2003 By Elizabeth Shogren, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court in June struck down laws that made gay sex a crime, gay activists celebrated what they viewed as a major step toward wider social acceptance. Five weeks later, that same court ruling has energized and broadened support for what had been a largely lifeless effort to fight the establishment of gay marriage in the United States. Read the article on abortion that generated these ideas for me here, if available: http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1534731 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
