According to Mike Huckabee, family came before even the Church. I suppose in some aspects that is true. Family under the ‘Religious Right‘ seems to rest solely on the ability to procreate. That is the so called defining criteria on what makes a family. Interesting really, because they are countless millions out there who can’t procreate, but are definitely heterosexual.
“It’s not because I don’t like them,” Huckabee said of gay people. “It’s because I like even more the idea that the heart and soul, the essence of our civilization is in the family. It’s not in the government. It’s not even in some institution, not even the church. Before there was the church, and before there was government, there was family. (source)
There is a basic flaw in this definition. If ‘family‘ truly existed prior to religion, to the Church or Government, as Mike Huckabee claims, then obviously the definition of what is a family is far different than Huckabee’s defining criteria. Millions of males are unable to reproduce due to low sperm counts, millions of women world wide are barren, unable to produce eggs, yet they exist as a family. They are married and in some cases adopt children, even way back in ancient times.
So procreation isn’t really the foundation of a what is a family. Despite Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney or others, the criteria obviously is a lot deeper than simply being able to procreate. This is what the Religious Zealots seem to forget. And while on that subject, explain how a man believed to be the Son of God, had no wife, had no children, yet is worshiped as the founder of their faith?
Family is about a small contained group, that have deep emotional ties to each other. It is about love, about emotional and sexual attachments. So to say that why he opposes equal rights for gays is due to his unwavering faith in family, is just hogwash. Truth is, it is more about FEAR, and about Racism. When you hate another, not because they did you wrong, but because they are simply different, that is RACISM.
