Conservative Christians in Maine Urge Washington State Voters to Approve R-71

There’s no other way to interpret the most recent ad from opponents of marriage equality in Maine…

You have to hand it to these opportunistic bigots. The Yes on 1 campaign in Maine had been running around arguing that same-sex marriage was a dire threat to children because gay wedding ceremonies usually begin with the ritual tossing of the flower girls into a wood chipper. That wasn’t working—the bigotry was too rank, too obvious, too transparent for independent-minded, lightly-churched Maine voters. So the bigots have shifted gears: “We want to be tolerant of gays…” They’re appealing now to Maine voters’ better—if still slightly bigoted—angels. It’s an effective ad, one that could pull undecideds over to the “no” side.

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