Much less important than Russia's arrest of Pussy Riot is the USA's chicken sandwich controversy.
This article from a New Orleans paper makes the case that the southern support of Chick-Fil-A is as much about perceived northern condescension than it is about opposition to gays. I can certainly sync.
What I feel about gay marriage is about as important as what I feel about divorce. I remember, growing up in the south, that we were taught a hard line about divorce - as hard a line as about abortion or gay marriage today. The red letter scripture (Jesus own words) said that he who divorceth his wife commits adultery.
A decade later, several aunts and uncle marriages ended in divorce. I know that it was difficult for my born again grandfather. They were forced to accept the divorce, because it was a done deal. If divorce had "not been recognized" by the USA Christian Government, I think they understood that would not have helped things.
Today divorce is commonplace. I'm very devoutly married, and consider myself happy and lucky. I hope my kids grow up and find happy, lifelong marriages. But other peoples divorces don't shake my faith, even if I can see sad consequences of society's growing acceptance of divorce (especially compared to what I was led to believe as a child, that almost no one ever got divorced, it was unnatural). Divorce happened in places like New York City and Hollywood, far away from our families. Now it's common everywhere.
Is divorce contagious? Probably more so than homosexuality.
