12.11.2008

Jon Stewart and Mike Huckabee debate gay marriage

Very thoughtful on both sides. But Huckabee plays the semantics game on the word marriage. Stewart makes the case that marriage has been redefined over the last 5000 years many times, from a property arrangement to polygamy and didn't even bec ome a sacrament until the 1200's.

Jon also seemed to hit Huckabee when he said, "It's a travesty that people have forced someone who is gay to have to make their case, that they deserve the same basic rights." This sent Huckabee scrambling to say he's not a homophobe. It's just, you know, religion..... not me Jon, Jesus said.... you know.

To which Jon points out that religion is much more of a lifestyle choice than is sexual identity.

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