No offense, but this is kinda stupid ...

Take a quick read, if you haven't already, about the anti-Prop 8-ers who are going to "Call in gay" instead of going to work in order to show people "how much the country relies on gays and lesbians."

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081209/D94URMF80.html

I'm sorry, but whether or not this country "relies on" gays and lesbians has absolutely nothing to do with the dispute over the issues of gay marriage. The comparison is to a form of protest by illegal immigrants who wanted to demonstrate their value to the economy. The only problem is, in that case, many people actually want the illegals to leave the country ... thus their form of protest is at least tied to a relevant argument (although not one I agree with). Who cares whether or not you are gay and have a job? That's not the issue. Nobody is trying to deny you the right to work in this country.

I respect people on both sides of the Prop 8 issue who are willing to engage in meaningful dialogue to advance a reasoned position. If you want to have a civil discourse about the constitutionality of Prop 8, or the reasons people are for or against the amendment, let's do it. Unfortunately, many people are not willing to do that. Instead they make vicious personal attacks that do not address the underlying merits of the arguments against their position.

I suppose all those who have supported Prop 8 to "Call in Christian" (or fill in whatever other moral foundation serves as the basis for their position) to show how valuable they are to society. But that would be equally ridiculous.

Oh, and while we're on the subject, it may not be the most affective form of protest to boycott the Sundance Film Festival, as many have advocated, just to get back at the Mormons. The Sundance festival takes place in Park City, a particularly liberal area, and isn't what I would call a particularly "Mormon" event.