They're probably Democrats too

From today's Boston Globe

Boston's beloved pair of swans -- feted by city leaders, residents, and tourists alike as one of the Hub's most celebrated summer attractions -- are a same-sex couple. Yes, scientific tests have shown that the pair, named Romeo and Juliet, are really Juliet and Juliet.

See? Those damn activist judges go around messing with nature, and look what happens! This undermines the institution of mating. And it will lead to cygnetphilia and ultimately, bestiality.

I suppose we should expect a visit from Fred Phelps (who I will not dignify with a link, Google him if you must).

This has now triggered my Fred Phelps memory, which I'll share briefly. When we lived in Chicago we were a member of a wonderful church led by an inspiring minister. (I've been a de facto atheist all my life except for those two years.) This minister, Greg Dell, preached that "God don't make no junk" and that homosexuality was not a deviation, but part of God's creation, and that our diversity is something to be celebrated. Others in the United Methodist Church strongly disagreed and they put him on trial for performing marriage ceremonies for same sex couples.

When all this was going on, Mr. Phelps decided to pay us a visit. Fewer than a dozen Phelps people, mainly his family as far as I could tell, stood across from the church waving their sick signs and chanting unchristian things. On our side of the street, a good hundred or more church members and friends formed a human chain around the church and dwarfed the hateful presence. The "protesters" just looked pathetic.

I felt proud to be part of that church.