To paraphrase Marcus Welby, M.D. (aka actor Robert Young), I am not a Presbyterian but I do play one on Sunday mornings. I sing in the local Presby church choir not for reasons of theology but simply because I like the director.
Since I am Presbyterian in robe only, I had no say in the matter, but I was pleased when recently the denomination lifted its ban on gay and lesbian clerics. (My opinion was not solicited but if it were, I’d ask, “What took you so long?”)
A century ago, the country was going to crumble if women got the vote. Well, we did, and it didn’t. Later, our military and our schools were racially integrated without the predicted apocalyptic results. Despite our bigoted little minds, bit by bit, our humanity catches up with us, and we take one more baby step toward full and equal civil rights for all.
We will get there. It’s not a matter of “if,” but “when.” Today’s news is that, according to the latest Gallop poll, more of us support marriage equality than oppose it.
Our most astute contemporary philosopher wrote in Horton Hears a Who, “A person’s a person no matter how small.” I say we go Dr. Seuss one better and make it, “A person’s a person no matter _________.” Fill in the blank, or maybe just leave it at “a person’s a person.”
Come on, people. Get over it. We have real problems to solve.
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