Gay Marriage, Update

Y'know, the reason I was inspired to write that ungodly long post on gay marriage was because, yesterday morning, someone kept repeating that voting for the amendment was a purely political move.

No, it wasn't.

Look, of course it has a political aspect. Both sides were attempting to accomplish something politically (intestingly, the anti-amendment people spent more than 10 times the amount of the amount the pro-amendment people spent...and the amendment passed more than 2 to 1).

But most people voted because they believed in what they were voting.

Pretending that there were sinister motives doesn't help in figuring out how to change opinions. And, if, like me, you think this vote was a step in the wrong direction, then the most important thing is to change opinion in the future.