{"id":51,"date":"2008-12-04T07:48:30","date_gmt":"2008-12-04T07:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/tonyjones\/2008\/12\/zach-lind-stands-firm-on-the-s.html"},"modified":"2008-12-04T07:48:30","modified_gmt":"2008-12-04T07:48:30","slug":"zach-lind-stands-firm-on-the-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/tonyjones\/2008\/12\/zach-lind-stands-firm-on-the-s.html","title":{"rendered":"Zach Lind Stands Firm on the Slippery Slope"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next thing I hope tackle with Rod<\/a> in our Same Sex Blogalogue is the “slippery slope,” which keeps coming up in the comments.  The argument usually goes like this: if we allow gay marriage, the next thing we know, people will be marrying their dogs<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Dan Kimball<\/a> blogged this same sentiment (substituting polygamy for dogs), and has since removed the post.  Regardless, Zach Lind has written a cogent defense of why the legalization of same sex marriage will not lead to polygamy<\/a>.  Money Quote:<\/p>\n

Polygamy, as it stands in the mainstream culture of marriage, is
\nalready dead and buried and it’s not coming back. You can put together
\nthe most effective and convincing argument for polygamy and spend
\nbillions of dollars promoting your argument and it wouldn’t change a
\ndamn thing. It’s been rejected because whatever argument you come up
\nwith can’t breakthrough the negative, demeaning experiences of human
\nbeings that polygamy has left in its wake. On the other hand, SSM<\/span>
\nisn’t facing the same stiff opposition. Yeah, it confronts the dogma
\nand certainty of many, but those certainties are sinking in the face of
\nexperience and empathy for our gay brothers and sisters who want to be
\naccepted and have their relationships honored like everyone elses. The
\nsuccess of the opponents to SSM<\/span> won’t hinge
\non whether they can convince you it’s inherently wrong. Their success
\nwill come from the ability to show that the overwhelming majority of
\nexperiences of those involved in or touched by SSM<\/span> have proven to be hurtful and devaluing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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