We shouldn't worry about the next Fred Phelps.

A lot of people are worried about who shall become the next Fred Phelps or James Dobson. It's not the next Pat Robertson. No, it's the Brian Brown's of the world that I worry over. Mr Brown, for the missing, is a leader within NOM. The Mr Browns of the world are sane and articulate. They are capable and credible. Not only are they fluent and level headed, but they don't use an extreme inane argument. These arguments (such as: the bible lacks gay marriage, therefore, so shall we as a nation lack them) tend to be greeted by a public collective eye roll. Instead, they speak plainly and clearly, using arguments that are better received.

No, Brian Brown argues against it by saying polls showing gay marriage acceptance are temporary as when people mature, they will adjust their opinion (just as the polls show he implies). This might be true, but not to the extreme he implies. Nichts Besonderes has a mum that was a crazy lefty radical as a child. She fought for such silly things as: balanced budgets, civil rights (gay black otherwise), abortion rights, and omg all those other lefty things. Today, as a mature mum in her own right: she now thinks... Gays should have equal rights, always; abortion rights are good, and well she didn't really shift any of her opinions. My mother is more progressive than her mother who is more progressive than her mother. My Great Grandmother never fully accepted that my grandfather was not from the same religion. Oh the horror! These polls cannot be used to argue shifting trends amid aging unless we somehow are capable of tracking the same people over the course of their life in such a way to prove it is age that changes the opinion, and nothing else.

I won't argue with the Browns of the world that children need a father and a mother. They probably do. I will argue they also need teachers, neighbors, mentors, role models, success stories, guidance, and love. Children should learn how to love one another, lend a helping hand, and become the future forefathers of the world. People get father figures from people other than their birth fathers all the time. Same is true for a mother, and mentors, and role models, and success stories. Our current president is a strong argument against this One Mother + One Father (married to her) is the only way to bring up a child. It might not always take a village, but it certainly doesn't hurt to have that much love and nurture in a child's life. That is what i argue against: you can't say there's only ONE way to succeed when we can see there are so many other ways. Sorry Mr Brown, but I just can't agree with your premise. Ever.