Reply #16: I always expected them to go after divorce [View All]

next - in Ohio, they started pushing for the "covenant" marriage, where parties sign a pre-nup further restricting their ability to end their marriage. Religious Right wingnut push this as a healthy alternative to "liberal" marriage laws (though anyone I've ever known who has gone thru the trauma of divorce hasn't felt the laws were so liberal). Ironically, they still don't see the hypocrisy in adding an "out" to a vow before God and the State to honor and cherish for a lifetime.

They also don't get the idea that the success of marriage has little to do with being gay or straight, and a whole lot more to do with a person's character. Clearly, given the many reports of Republican public officials with questionable conduct in their personal lives and relationships, these proposals have more to do with disciplining themselves than anyone else - but then, they'll never admit to that either.