So, is Mr. Hanks in favor of the polygamy his series portrays? If not, why not, given that it is also a personal choice of the type he thinks everyone should be able to make?

I think Hanks doesn’t understand the subject matter of his series at all. Even I, a Catholic, can see that the Mormons Hanks’ series deals with are not members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — they are the equivalent of those Catholics who split from the Church as a result of Vatican II — some splitting for no reason other than that the Tridentine Mass would no longer be offered. They are a splinter sect whose relationship with their mainstream denomination is dubious at best.

Dragging that stuff, out of the blue, into his argument certainly illuminates the thought processes (or lack thereof) going through Mr. Hank’s mind.

I voted for Prop 8 because I didn’t want any further erosion of my private right to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation — a right guaranteed me by the Constitution of the United States of America, but which could be taken away from me in a moment by my State. As we’ve seen in the past, the slippery slope begins when a private right becomes a public right, as happened with abortion — suddenly, anyone who disagrees with that “right” — even a medical provider such as a nurse or pharmacist — is doing illegal things if they refuse to participate. I just felt that a preemptive strike was on order here to prevent the same thing happening; I can see, in a voucher situation, where the State could deny the validity of educational vouchers used for religious schools where the religion denounces homosexuality.

unclesmrgol on January 16, 2009 at 1:51 PM