Despite adamant protestations to the contrary, the current struggle over same-sex marriage goes way beyond a simple desire to redefine marriage.
Business Week reports that the on-line matchmaker eharmony.com will launch a new service catering to same-sex couples. A private company, founded by a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, has been compelled by the government to do something to which they object on principle. No laws were broken. Activist bureaucrats need only the most mild pretense of offense in order to “man-handle” the unenlightened.
The LA Times reports that Eric McKinley complained to the New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights after finding that eharmony would not help him find a gay partner. This is not Rosa Parks being displaced on a bus in Montgomery Alabama. There is no natural right to an electronicaly generated romance. Mr. McKinely’s misplaced and misdirected frustration is broadly representative of the gay community which resents Americans who object to same-sex marriage as a matter of moral or religious principle. Will the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights be pursuing matchmaker sights which cater to the Gay and Lesbian Community?
It’s only reasonable to speculate about what’s next since social trends and legislation are progressive. What about movie studios who blatantly disregard the rights of gay Americans, producing movies which appeal to a heterosexual audience? What happens when Mr. McKinley finds himself at a bar or restaurant which he feels does not cater specifically to the needs and preferences of gay patrons? How do the tax payer funded gay activists at the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights feel about web-sites that that produce opinion content objectionable to gay Americans?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/eharmony-goes-g.html
