Stereotypes Shattered in Rising Tide for Marriage Equality

Not only has Iowa - a central, non-coastal state, had its Supreme Court unanimously rule in favor of marriage equality, but the Vermont legislature has overriden a veto by the Governor to allow for all tax-paying citizens to marry.

That does not fit the stereotype of the "activist" group that right-wing evangelicals seek to portray those who support the right for gays to marry -- a group they would like to depict as a deranged, out-of-touch minority who seeks to subvert majority views and forever ruin religious marriage that has allegedly been the same since the beginning of time, or at least Christianity. Apparently, majorities can and will be obtained to throw out fear-based religious fictions.

Iowa's decision, written by Republican Mark Cady, pointed out the "straight-talking" obvious: same-sex civil marriage will not effect religious marriage. Let me add one more point to this: civil marriage has changed many, many times in the history of the United States, typically to expand rights or increase the rights of women. For starters, look at this list on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_civil_marriage_in_the_U.S.

The Biblical definitions still stand... but just take a peak at them to see if this is what the "religious right" is seeking to uphold.
http://www.godweb.org/biblemarriage.htm

The fact is, all institutions must change in order to preserve themselves as human society itself evolves in its understanding of itself and what is truly right. In due time, majorities across the nation will come to see through irrational, bigoted lies for what they are and recognize that marriage equality should not be feared.