Daily Howler on Cal Thomas

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SCRIPTED THOMAS: Cal Thomas is worried about what would happen if same-sex marriage were ever permitted. In this morning’s Washington Times, he explains where the whole thing would take us:
THOMAS: If same-sex marriage is allowed, it is going to be nearly impossible to prohibit the sanctioning of any other kind of human “relationship”—from close relatives of different sexes who wish to marry (that has been outlawed because of biological and incest considerations) and polygamists to adult-child “marriage.” Amazing, isn’t it? Cal has a question: If we allow adult gays to marry, on what basis can we tell Uncle Festus that he can’t get hitched to his 9-year-old girl friend? Such oddball reasoning has often appeared in recent debates over rights for gays. But in this morning’s column, Thomas provides an invaluable service. He explains where this strange thinking comes from.

Why does Thomas reason so weirdly? According to Cal, it’s because he can’t reason at all—he can only react to Scripture. Early on, he worries about the things that occur when people don’t work from such sources:

THOMAS: Let’s put it this way. If you tell me you do not believe in God and then say to me that I should brake for animals, or pay women equally, or help the poor, on what basis are you making such an appeal? If no standard for objective truth, law, wisdom, justice, charity, kindness, compassion and fidelity exists in the universe, then what you are asking me to accept is an idea that has taken hold in your head but that has all of the moral compulsion of a bowl of cereal. You are a sentimentalist, trying to persuade me to a point of view based on your feelings about the subject and not rooted in the fear of God or some other unchanging earthly standard.Poor Cal! He doesn’t know whether to brake for Lassie until it can somehow be found in the Bible! And according to Cal, this is the problem with same-sex marriage—it just can’t be found in the Scriptures…

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[DrWeird]

1. Uncle Festus?

The Roman precursor to Uncle Fester? wtf?

[EstimatedProphet]

2. Maybe it's Uncle Festivus

Patron Saint of anti-Christmas
I would hope that ol'Cal isn't so morally bankrupt that he can't tell if something is wromg unless it's in the Bible. It's really simple Cal, it's called the Golden Rule-do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Maybe it's in the bible, but it doesn't require reading the bible continuously to get it, given that other religions have similar rules. It's just another way of phrasing empathy. All humans have it.