AfterElton Briefs: Orson Scott Card, Grizzly Bear, and more!

 

The article had a disturbing quote from Card.

"If America becomes a place where our children are taken from us by law and forced to attend schools where they are taught that cohabitation is as good as marriage, that motherhood doesn't require a husband or father, and that homosexuality is as valid a choice as heterosexuality for their future lives, then why in the world should married people continue to accept the authority of such a government? What these dictator-judges do not seem to understand is that their authority extends only as far as people choose to obey them. How long before married people answer the dictators thus: Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down, so it can be replaced with a government that will respect and support marriage, and help me raise my children in a society where they will expect to marry in their turn."

 

I'd say he just made a terrorist threat against the United States. Someone should inform the FBI.

 

for this great new picture of Christopher Sieber! It reaffirms his place on my list of "Hot 100" picks. His partner is a very lucky man.

Orson Scott Card is a LOSER!!!!

Orson Scott Card's threat about destroying the government is disturbing enough, but don't miss the phrasing on the second part of that sentence:

"...help me raise my children in a society where they will expect to marry in their turn."

While we're calling the federal government over the first part of that sentence, perhaps we should also call Social Services over the second, 'cause that sure sounds like the tone of a potentially abusive figure.   Try that phrasing out for a second:  "You kids will expect to marry in your turn!"  Oh, uh, really, dad?  But what if I don't want to get marr- "Silence!  I am the all powerful Orson Scott Card!" [okay, I just threw in that last part, but, geez, same-sex marriage issue aside, would you want to be this a**hole's kid?]