[lbo-talk] religious nut says marriage amendment doesn't go far enough

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Jul 22 10:00:11 PDT 2006


<http://susiebright.blogs.com/susie_brights_journal_/2006/07/ round_up_the_fo.html> Round Up the Fornicators!

Meet a Southern Democrat who thinks the anti-gay marriage amendment doesn't go nearly far enough. If you're going to crack open the Constitution, boys, get out your stone tablets and wreck it!

Rep. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee wants divorce, of any kind, to be be outlawed, and adultery made into a felony. Fornicators would never be allowed to elected office, naturally. Straight people need to be taught a lesson.

A lot of people thought Davis was being satiric, brilliantly deadpan, but it was no joke. He's been on the record for this line of thought since Day One. He's not alone, as many of his religious persuasion are quite serious about saving marriage. Homosexuals are just one fly in the ointment, as far as they're concerned.

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