God Was in the House

Susan reported yesterday on the defeat of the US House bill to support an amendment to the Constitution banning gay marriage. Dana Milbank writes in today's Washington Post that God was in the House during the debate and vote, or at least that is how some of the Republican Congressmen saw it:

"It's part of God's plan for the future of mankind," explained Rep. John Carter (R-Tex.).

Rep. Bob Beauprez (R- Colo.) also found "the very hand of God" at work. "We best not be messing with His plan."

Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) agreed that "it wasn't our idea, it was God's."

"I think God has spoken very clearly on this issue," said Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), a mustachioed gynecologist who served as one of the floor leaders yesterday. When somebody quarreled with this notion, Gingrey replied: "I refer the gentleman to the Holy Scriptures."

It is amazing to me how God speaks so clearly about the dangers of gay marriage but seems to have nothing to say about the mess in Iraq or the escalating conflict in Lebanon. God seems to have some mighty strange priorities.