tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post7038271146912619711..comments2023-05-16T00:19:10.534-07:00Comments on One More Step | Reverend Ricky Hoyt: sign the marriage resolutionRick Hoyt-McDanielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09466114281907605221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post-50586059222196394332009-03-10T21:01:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:01:00.000-07:00I just did see it Ricky and I am very impressed wi...I just did see it Ricky and I am very impressed with your eloquent argument. I am still digesting it but I am honored that I gave you the nudge to come up with that very well reasoned and, for want of a better word, impassioned response to my great question. ;-) I would urge you to post 'What's In A Name' on the UUAWO web site as well or I suppose that you could simply direct people to your blog post here in a response to my question there. I think you have the workings of a great sermon and/or speech there. Well done!<BR/><BR/>Best Wishes,<BR/><BR/>Robin EdgarRobin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post-78516034884869312212009-03-10T17:36:00.000-07:002009-03-10T17:36:00.000-07:00Robin - It's a great question and a fair one. it ...Robin - It's a great question and a fair one. it just required a long answer so it took me awhile to get to it. See my blog post "What's in a name?" for my response.Rick Hoyt-McDanielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466114281907605221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post-61968352840816007652009-03-10T15:18:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:18:00.000-07:00Any chance of getting a response here Rick? My que...Any chance of getting a response here Rick? My question/suggestion is serious, and I acknowledge that I *might* be mistaken somehow, so a response from you would be appreciated. <BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Robin EdgarRobin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140116430796777887.post-76562154152390268212009-02-10T09:04:00.000-08:002009-02-10T09:04:00.000-08:00Hi Ricky,Here is the comment that I just submitted...Hi Ricky,<BR/><BR/>Here is the comment that I just submitted to the cross-posting of this blog post on the UUAWO's <A HREF="http://uuasocialjustice.blogspot.com/2009/02/sign-marriage-resolution.html" REL="nofollow">Inspired Faith, Effective Action</A> blog. I would be interested in your response and you might want to respond over there too.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards,<BR/><BR/>Robin Edgar <BR/><BR/><BR/>"Don't shove it down anybody's throat but find a way to bring it up."<BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough it is my belief, possibly an incorrect belief but one that I have yet to see "debunked" or discredited, that the hardest thing for most Americans to swallow about gay marriage is use of the word "marriage" to describe it. I honestly believe that if people simply found another word other than "marriage" (which many if not most people interpret as meaning an exclusively heterosexual union between a male husband and female wife) to describe gay marriage that a lot of the opposition to gay marriage would fade away. I honestly believe that much of the public opposition to gay marriage comes down to semantics about the meaning of the word "marriage". For want of a better, or just plain alternative word other than "marriage", to describe it those who support gay marriage may be fighting a battle they really don't need to fight. Just my two cents worth.<BR/><BR/>I just want to add that Rev. Ricky Hoyt is amongst those Unitarian*Universalist ministers who I have a high level of respect for. If I respect him it is because he behaves in a manner that is respectable. He displays considerable thoughtfulness and personal integrity, indeed is the very model of a modern Unitarian AFAIAC, and I mean that in the best sense not my critical parodying of the 'I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Unitarian' song. I would be interested in knowing Rev. Hoyt's response to what I have submitted for consideration here.Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.com