An Interesting Point

I was watching a documentary on one of the university channels I get on cable, entitled "Mom's Apple Pie" It was about the Seattle based organization that provided legal support to lesbian mothers in their battles to retain custody of their children during divorce, or regain custody and/or visitation rights that had been denied them on the basis of their sexual orientation. This was back in the 1970s, when homosexuality (both male and female) was considered a psychological disorder, i.e., deviant, and each had its own DSMIII diagnostic code. The religious right was and still is determined to pass and enforce legislation that makes homosexuality illegal and that deprives homosexuals of their right to retain custody of their biological children, and to enter into legal marriage partnerships. One of the founding members of this organization made a very telling point: "Having and raising children is a basic human right, not a heterosexual privilege."

I think one of the things that gets up my nose worse than anything about the religious right is their continual fomentation of public opinion in a blatant attempt to get laws enacted that support their particular religious agenda, for instance, the antiabortion laws, all the anti-gay marriage laws, and the antigay adoption laws. One of the fundamental principles that this country was founded upon is the separation of church and state. The religious right are perfectly within their rights to believe whatever they want to believe. They are not within their rights to enact legislation that forces their religious beliefs on people who do not believe as they do. In their neverending crusade to "protect" the morals of America they perpetrate so much grief and suffering and psychological damage. There oughta be a law!