WND claims gay marriage and polygamy are "sexual proclivities"

We're all excited by the news that Governor Lynch signed the bill in New Hampshire making them the 6th state to legalize Gay Marriage, and the second one to do so by act of Legislature.

Some, however, will take any opportunity to push their agenda and use every tool in their arsenal to spread lies, disinformation and just plain filth to sway public opinion - especially conservatives. Case in point: WorldNetDaily.com's latest article and poll titled "Next Frontier? Polygamists demand multi-sex marriage".

The story itself would not normally be worth of mention - nothing from WND usually is, as it barely even qualifies as a "rag" by even the most generous standards. What caught my eye on this particular article, however, is the following line:

The fact that polygamists, and indeed those with other sexual proclivities, would use the same "civil rights" and "equality" arguments forwarded by homosexuals seeking "marriage" rights has been predicted for years.

So now that we are finally starting to gain some ground with civil rights for the LGBT community with regards to marriage equality, these idiots at WND decide to stir the pot and rouse up their conservative base - for no real reason - by claiming that polygamists are going to try and use our victories to forward their cause.

Then, insult to injury, they label polygamists (and all LGBT people by association) as people with "sexual proclivities". In other words, people less than human, not deserving of even the most basic of human rights or respect. Exactly what gay marriage opponents would like to have happen, because it works in their favor in those places where the issue is fought in the court of public opinion, like the ballot box.

If you want to read the full article and respond to their poll, you can do so here. Be warned, in typical WND fashion you are not allowed to answer the poll without registering and entering an email address (but confirmation is not required).

I did post a comment, which is below, however they "moderate" all responses in their forum before making them visible to the public. Any takers for a bet on whether or not my comment actually makes it onto the site? Anyone?

How about some action folks? Everyone knows that WND is nothing but a PR tool for the right-wing conservatives, but this is going too far even for them. Let's spread the word about this one and get some people answering their poll to get the numbers back to a reasonable level for something other than the ridiculous, slanted and bigoted answer that's in the lead now. It's time for the Truth to be told.

Here is my post to WND, on the off chance (ha ha ha) that it does not get posted on their site due to their "moderation":

First off, is this supposed to be a NEWS site, or simply a place for the founder to spout off his clearly bigoted opinions? There used to be a time when news organizations, regardless of the media used, reported the facts - and only the facts - without trying to influence the readers by injecting their own interpretations into the stories. Clearly that is not happening here.

In case it has escaped the notice of anyone here (which it obviously has) there is no similarity between same sex marriage and polygamy. If there were, do you think millions of Mormons would have been fighting so hard AGAINST Proposition 8 in California, knowing that that result would lead to the reinstatement of polygamy?

The Same Sex Marriage fight is about the unconstitutional and unjust refusal to grant marriage certificates, rights and benefits to couples of the same sex under civil law based on the prejudices of religious people. All the arguments of "protecting the children", "traditional marriage", etc., are nothing but bunk, designed to evoke emotional responses from people.

Polygamy, however, IS the true traditional marriage. One has but to read the Old Testament to know that. Any scholar of early American history knows that polygamy was legal in this country until the early 1800's, and even then it was only criminalized to penalize the Mormons because of their growing political power in the Utah territory.

What the facts boil down to are these:

1. Same sex marriage is a CIVIL issue. Marriage licenses are issued by the STATE, regardless of and in the absence of religious affiliation, to any couple that asks for them. Denying them to same sex couples is arbitrary and based only on religious and "moral" standards that clearly do NOT stand the test of time.

2. Failure of states to recognize same sex marriages (or civil unions) performed in other states is a clear violation of the Full Faith and Credit clause of the US Constitution.

3. Same Sex Marriage and Polygamy have no relationship to each other.

4. Legally speaking, the denial of marriage to same sex couples is discrimination based on current civil law. Denial of polygamous marriages would required completely rescinding/rewriting state laws.

5. "Traditional" marriage is anything BUT traditional. Traditional marriage is the transfer of one or more women, as property, to a man in exchange for a dowry to use as he pleases, under complete servitude. As a wife, she has no power, no rights, no property, no voice and absolutely no equality.

6. The idea that "Marriage is between one man and one woman" has been a "tradition" for thousands of years is not only ludicrous, it is completely false and provably so. It wasn't in the time of Jesus, and it isn't even so today around the entire world.

If you want the facts about Gay Marriage start looking for yourself at the REAL truth, not just what some ignorant, holier-than-thou, mega-church preacher says. For a starter, you can go to http://www.gaymarriagetruth.com and educate yourself with some REAL facts. You may surprise yourself about how much you don't know.