Wayne Besen - Author, Activist, Columnist, Public Speaker

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

(Gay Couple Celebrates In Igloo; While, U.S. Is Frozen In Dark Ages)

The House of Commons voted 158 to 133 to adopt controversial legislation that will make Canada the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. Congratulations to our great neighbors to the north for their courage and strength.

Now, we in the U.S. can wait for Mexico and even Cuba to eventually legalize the freedom to marry, while we denigrate committed gay couples and debate Creationism. While this is an incredible victory for humanity, we in the U.S. can hang our heads in shame. Instead of leading the way, we are mere spectators, watching others live the very ideals of freedom and liberty that we espouse.

Thank God for Canada. May the United States join the Enlightenment some time in the next century.

11 Comments:

We won!!!! I'm so happy I can even forgive Wayne's Igloo comment!!!!

:)

Bill and Ty
Toronto
posted by Anonymous, at 6/28/2005 10:21 PM

You Americans are so fucked up! Come visit Canada so we can teach you about real freedom.

Nancy
B.C.

P.S. I love this site, even though it is American
posted by Anonymous, at 6/28/2005 10:22 PM

Screw you Canadians. I've been up there and you people have no morals or values. May God save you from yourselves. You heathens stand for nothing, like we do in America. At least we are willing to fight for our liberty with guns. Does your military have more than one tank???

Duke, in the Great "Red" State of Oklahoma
posted by Anonymous, at 6/28/2005 10:25 PM

Duke is a red neck dick. I'm going to cancel my vacation in America and go to Canada instead. Good Bye New York and hello Montreal.

Susan
Paris

(and you stupid Americans can shove your freedom fries up your asses. Victory in Iraq, yet? Find any weapons, yet? How dumb are you idiots?)
posted by Anonymous, at 6/28/2005 10:28 PM

Way to go, Canada!!!!!

Montel D.
Chicago
posted by Anonymous, at 6/28/2005 10:29 PM

Now that some of the emotion has passed, let's not forget that our brothers and sisters in the US need our support, not critisism. Remember, the American people are under the strangle hold of the most inept and corrupt president in the history of their country and the religious right is quickly eroding freedoms and public consciousness. It is not the American people that are to blame for the mess that they are in, it is their neo con president and the phoney power hungry christian right. Tim W
posted by Anonymous, at 6/28/2005 11:00 PM

Thanks Tim! Your comments were closer to the mark than that nasty Susan in Paris who thinks bush and the neo-cons speak for ALL Americans which she knows they DON'T. Also Suzie Q it was us 'dumb Americans' who saved your asses from Hitler. Go braid your armpits!
posted by Anonymous, at 6/29/2005 12:31 AM

Duke In Oklahoma is a perfect example of what is wrong with the United States.

Jesus will punish all those who support George Bush and the killing of THOUSANDS of innocent Iraqis. Jesus will punish all those who support Bush's tax cuts to the rich and his cutting programs for poor. Jesus will punish all those who support Bush and his disdain for minorities.

That includes you Duke.

G.
posted by Anonymous, at 6/29/2005 1:13 PM

Spain has joined the fray!

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPAIN_GAY_MARRIAGE?SITE=ARSPR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
posted by ColeWake, at 6/30/2005 9:51 AM