October 22, 2004

NO SINS, JUST GENES (via John Resnick)

Mary Cheney Outs John Kerry (Tammy Bruce, October 22, 2004, Mens News Daily)

Usually, nothing really new emerges from these ritualistic duals, but during the last Bush/Kerry debate, we got a real-time rare glimpse at what lies behind John Kerry’s Potemkin façade. These are the moments that make a debate truly worthwhile, as we watch hoping to see the man behind the talking points, prepared statements and usual spin. When John Kerry decided to speak for Mary Cheney, the curtain parted and we realized that Kerry does indeed have a very ugly portrait in his attic.

Most of the world now knows that Kerry, in this grand moment during that last debate, decided to make a singular point about his view of homosexuality, and used Mary Cheney, noting she was a lesbian, and then remarkably declaring what Mary would have to say about whether homosexuality is a choice—that she would say she was “ being who she was born as.” Wow, I had no idea he was so close to Mary, or could read the minds of lesbians. I better go think nice thoughts right now!

Reports from those in the auditorium indicated a general gasp from the mixed Republican and Democratic crowd. The gut instinct of the people in the room, and the millions watching, was that Kerry’s use of Cheney was more than inappropriate—it smacked of exploitation and an agenda based in something other than respect.


What may be most interesting about his comment is a supposed man of faith denying free will.

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 22, 2004 1:07 PM
Comments

Just like you have the free will to change your eye color.

Posted by: Jeff Guinn at October 22, 2004 8:54 PM

Jeff:

Yes, but you aren't a person of faith--the Senator says he is. Derterminists obviously believe it's all genes.

Posted by: oj at October 22, 2004 8:57 PM

Dunno what Kerry thinks about that, but you'd have to hunt a while to find more than one or two determinists of that degree.

I wouldn't have chosen eye color. I'd have chosen the latest faux-saint being flogged by the pope. The one who lived for 10 years on hosts and water.

Because of her faith.

I prefer to believe the saint-mongers are lying.

Posted by: Harry Eagar at October 22, 2004 9:27 PM

I thought current Church doctrine was that even if the desire is congenital, *acting* on it is a sinful choice. IOW if you'er gay and you don't want to be a sinner you have to remain celibate. And yeah we know that sucks; If you don't like it, go read Job.

Posted by: ralph phelan at October 23, 2004 11:33 AM

Ralph:

So why did God make them that way?

And what makes it sinful?

I'm guessing picking and choosing. If the Church took its Biblical sources faithfully, it would also consider women wearing pants an abomination in the eyes of God. But it doesn't. Why is that?

OJ:

You can't change your eye color, or height. No one but God can change cleft palate, Trisomy-13, or the vast majority of homosexuals. Apparently It chooses not to.

I am a person of faith alright: complete faith that if a God exists, it bears utterly no relationship to the one Christian's worship.

Posted by: Jeff Guinn at October 23, 2004 6:57 PM

Jeff:

They choose. Badly, but they choose.

Posted by: oj at October 23, 2004 9:35 PM
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