Brain Lemon

In yet another sad chapter in the gay agenda's campaign against traditional marriage, the New Jersey AG has decided to force eHarmony to match gays.  Not only that, but they have to advertise this service and give out free memberships.  As someone who has been an eHarmony subscriber a couple times, I have to say this really makes me conflicted about ever using it again.  Not because I dislike gays, but because I place a high value on standing for your beliefs and I despise it when perfectly law-abiding businesses cave in to the tyrannical, intolerant actions of the radical "gay rights" activists.

The absurdity of the whole think is incredible.  There are many gay-friendly, even exclusively gay dating sites out there.  No one has ever attempted to change them, or even said that they should be forced to match straights as well, because they have every right to provide whatever service they want.  If we take the gay movement out of the question, we would be talking about something similar to forcing a gynecologist to do prostate exams.  It is one person or group forcing another to provide a service they were never designed to provide.

This action to force eHarmony to match gays is just another example of the incredible hate and intolerance one can find in the "gay rights" movement.  Not content to stick to themselves, mind their own business, and be satisfied with all the benefits of marriage sans the actual title, the gay agenda has pursued a campaign to not only secure benefits, but to force those who believe in traditional marriage to approve of homosexual marriage.  They have attempted to force through gay marriage in blatant violation of public will.  They have pursued "hate crimes" legislation designed to demonize anyone who expresses any misgivings about the health and rightness of homosexual behavior.

What is really on display here, as I have believed and said for a long time, is a bunch of activists who claim to be seeking "rights" when in fact such rights do not exist, but instead must be invented to satisfy gays' desire to force everyone to accept and celebrate their immoral activities.  In fact, as my own personal experience and numerous examples demonstrate, the primary motivating factor for most gay activists is quite simple – hatred for traditional values and against anyone who dares disapprove of them.  This is perfectly on display by the rampant rioting, vandalism, and personal assaults being conducted against those who supported Prop 8 in California, especially the Mormon church.  There have been numerous examples of harassment, including the posting of supporters' information online and subsequent visits to their homes.

This really is a war, and the people of America are clearly on one side, but the other has sway over courts and the media, and a well-armed, fiery army of activists who will rest at nothing until traditional, Judeo-Christian values are expunged from society.  eHarmony is just the latest in a series of victims whose only crime was in holding such values.

Now that the deed is done and the chosen one has ascended, it is time for conservatives to gather together, lick our wounds, and plan for the future.  To be sure the next few years will be spent fighting fiercely against liberals, who will likely push forward a whole host of disastrous policies.  They will win some fights, but others we can win by banding together with moderate Democrats and standing against the worst abuses.  Throughout all this, though, there are a few reasons to have hope.

First of all, about 55 million people stood against Obama and socialism and voted for, let's be honest, a less than exciting candidate in John McCain.  Millions of conservative-leaning Americans were able to get past McCain's long history of wrongs (his immigration stance, campaign finance reform, global warming, etc.) and pull the lever in opposition to Obama.  In many cases voters risked being called racist by opposing the first black candidate.  In others the new media was able to reveal enough damning information about Obama to help some realize how scary he is.  In a Democrat year with a candidate fully supported by almost every media outlet, a lot of people said no to what he represents.

Secondly, another large group of the population voted for Obama not fully aware of his past or views, or in the belief that he would moderate if elected.  These people are going to be shocked by the reality, when they realize just how radical these Democrats are and what they want for the country.  Any illusion anyone has about a "centrist" Obama will be shattered very soon.  Though it may take time, these people will feel buyer's remorse and perhaps realize how they were tricked and lied to about Obama, and how deceptive he was during the campaign.  This may take time – Obama will get an extra-long honeymoon period and many are enthralled by his victory.  But in the end, a Marxist is a Marxist and Obama and the Dems simply have no intention of controlling themselves.

Obama's rule will likely be the most liberal, socialist turn in American history.  But this is not, in the end, a socialist country.  Most Americans are not looking for the kind of high-tax, economically stagnant welfare state of Europe.  Americans value our right to bear arms and will be scared and offended by the liberal's designs on gun rights.  Americans will see how many jobs are destroyed, how many companies fail, and how their lifestyle is reduced by Obama economic policies.  And all of this can't be blamed on anyone but the Democrats.  If a true leftist agenda is pursued, it will prove so ruinous that conservatives will have a perfect opening to push an agenda of smaller government, lower taxes, and more personal freedom.

The true danger, then, lies in what happens going forward.  Will the liberals be able to successfully squelch any dissent?  Will people stand up, even under fear of punishment, and support the consitution and our rights?  Will conservatives take this election as proof their ideology is outdated, or take it as an opportunity to march back in 2010 and beyond with true American values?  How much damage will be done to our economy, to the family and our values, and to our military and national security?  These are the questions that the next few years will answer.