How the media masks the best arguments for traditional marriage.

[Isaac32]

Perhaps I overshared. I delved into the question of universals proper to human nature and the differentiation of gender. Her eyes began to glaze over when I started quoting medieval philosophers. I sensed our interview was coming to a close, and wished her a happy Saturday. Awesome, I thought in my hubris, she looked super convinced.

Then I read her article a few days ago. I discovered that my interviewer was Lila Shapiro, a two-time award-winning journalist for the “Gay Voices” section of Huffington Post. I prepared myself to read her “spin” on what I said. I was surprised, though, when I saw that she disliked the interview so much that she just made up another one to replace it.

According to her, I said the following: “I’m a married human being, so what does this mean for me? It’s against the way I see marriage. It’s against the way I see myself.” Shapiro scoffed, “Same-sex marriage is wrong because, well . . . because it’s wrong.”

An imaginative fabrication. Apparently I’m married? (I’m not). It was frustrating that after a twenty-minute interview in which I listed numerous reasons why government redefinition of marriage is bad for everyone, Shapiro published a (completely fictional) quote that boiled down to “it’s my personal opinion.” What do you win the “LGBT Journalist of the Year” award for? Yarn-spinning? Creative hijinks?

Yet this broach of journalistic ethics is more interesting than irritating to me. Shapiro said it herself numerous times: This issue is already decided. Public opinion has ruled: There are no good arguments for traditional marriage.

So why should Lila lie? If my arguments were stupid, why not publish them?

Read more at firstthings.com

 

[ArmyMatt]

they can't because there is no real backing for gay marriage. that is why they can only appeal to emotion and not reason or logic.

Lord have mercy our times

 

[Thekla]

I was reading an article on this subject, and kinda jumped to the comments section (I learn a lot from the not-snarky participants in the comments section). One commenter noted that when it comes to (the secular sense of) personal freedom, fulfillment, and privacy, sex is about the only thing left. (Often, the more one pushes into the sphere of the 'transgressive', the freer one feels at least at first.) People feel increasingly powerless politically, economically, etc., so it is almost inevitable that a demand for freedom in the realm of sexual relations would be the result. Which actually kinda makes sense to me ...

 

[ZaidaBoBaida]

Can't he sue this woman for libel or something like that?

 

[ArmyMatt]

maybe, but I think it'd be a rough he-said-she-said kinda thing. usually those are more trouble moneywise than they are worth.

 

[Kristos]

Live and let live - what does it matter to me what other people do in the privacy of their bedrooms!

 

[seashale76]

She's a Rita Skeeter type. It only helps her agenda to publish falsehoods because she already has the answers to slap on to the poor arguments she makes up for the other side.

 

[Gxg (G²)]

I was reading an article on this subject, and kinda jumped to the comments section (I learn a lot from the not-snarky participants in the comments section). One commenter noted that when it comes to (the secular sense of) personal freedom, fulfillment, and privacy, sex is about the only thing left. (Often, the more one pushes into the sphere of the 'transgressive', the freer one feels at least at first.) People feel increasingly powerless politically, economically, etc., so it is almost inevitable that a demand for freedom in the realm of sexual relations would be the result. Which actually kinda makes sense to me ...

Makes sense how things build upon one another...

 

[buzuxi02]

I post this article up whenever it needs to be, which shows the absurdity of homosexual marriages. It was written 11 years ago and is relevant today as it was then. Notice how the media and politicians dare not argue these points:

The Secular Case Against Gay Marriage - The Tech

 

[Thekla]

this was an interesting read on the matter:

Sexuality as Transcendence: An Interview with Fabrice Hadjadj - Ethika Politika

 

[Cappadocious]

You lost me at FirstThings, unfortunately.

 

[prodromos]

You lost me at FirstThings, unfortunately.