Gay marriage ... yawn ... ?
• Homophobia
Fundagelical leaders whine that gay marriage has yet to shake the foundations of American society. Or at least get more Christians hot and bothered.
Evangelical leaders had predicted that a chorus of righteous anger would rise up out of churches from coast to coast and overwhelm Congress with letters, e-mails and phone calls in support of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
That has not happened.
Face it fundies, John and Jane churchgoer are more interested in visiting Wal-Mart and McDonalds. Cheap toilet tissue and Big Mac attacks weigh more with them than spiritual fag bashing.
... are beginning to conclude that there is more fervor for a constitutional amendment in America's pulpits than in its pews. And politicians of both parties say the issue has had less grass-roots sizzle ...
Americans are dying for no noble cause and gasoline is expensive.
Finally, he said, "as much as evangelicals and other Christians are bothered by gay marriage, it may not be their top priority. Like everybody else, they worry about Iraq and the economy."