Heterosexuals Ruined Traditional Marriage

Stephanie Coontz has an editorial in the New York Times today that is a must read for Sen. Michele Bachmann and Strib 'columnist' Katherine Kersten. Coontz basically lays our why heterosexual activists Bachmann and Kersten are to blame for the radical redefinition of marriage:

"Heterosexuals were the upstarts who turned marriage into a voluntary love relationship rather than a mandatory economic and political institution. Heterosexuals were the ones who made procreation voluntary, so that some couples could choose childlessness, and who adopted assisted reproduction so that even couples who could not conceive could become parents. And heterosexuals subverted the long-standing rule that every marriage had to have a husband who played one role in the family and a wife who played a completely different one. Gays and lesbians simply looked at the revolution heterosexuals had wrought and noticed that with its new norms, marriage could work for them, too."

Bachmann and Kersten, with their high profile political, heterosexual activist agenda are subverting marriage. They should be at home with the kids, and cooking and cleaning and stuff. Of course, we've all seen Bachmann vaccuuming in high heels in the Strib. But there is no way that she can do all of her womanly duties and work at the Capitol too, without destroying marriage.

But Rick Santorum has it right! He really is defending traditional marriage. Bachmann and Kersten should be ashamed of themselves, according to Santorum's new book, "It Takes a Family." From excerpts from his book at CapitolBuzz:

Keep The Mom At Home: "In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when, if they really took an honest look at the budget, they might confess that both of them really don’t need to, or at least may not need to work as much as they do… And for some parents, the purported need to provide things for their children simply provides a convenient rationalization for pursuing a gratifying career outside the home." (It Takes a Family, 94)

Thanks Gloria Steinem: "Many women have told me, and surveys have shown, that they find it easier, more “professionally” gratifying, and certainly more socially affirming, to work outside the home than to give up their careers to take care of their children. Think about that for a moment…Here, we can thank the influence of radical feminism, one of the core philosophies of the village elders." (It Takes a Family, 95)

Who Needs College? "The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill, unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GEDs move up the economic ladder is just wrong." (It Takes a Family, 13)

Why do Bachmann and Kersten hate traditional marriage, and more importantly, now that we know that they both are to blame for the radical redefinition of marriage, why do they hate gays and lesbians?