In his post on the blog “Big Jolly Politics,” Ronald Kimmons calls out the left for their support of homosexual marriage while condemning polygamy as being hypocritical. He argues against Princeton professor Stephen Macedo who made the case against polygamy but for homosexual marriage. Kimmons argues that the rise of legal homosexual marriage will bring a plight on the country, and that the same problems would arise should polygamy be legalized. He goes on to say that the same argument that the left uses for gay marriage could be extended to polygamy and the left is hypocritical to not apply the same rational for both.

                I wholeheartedly disagree with Kimmons. His argument is comparing apples to oranges and saying anyone who thinks that both are not apples is wrong. The existence of marriage as a government certificate is not the same as a religious based union. Benefits from marriage exist in tax benefits and visitation rights in hospitals to name a few. The fact that two people want to unionize their relationship to gain benefits from long term cooperation is not the same as a social structure outlined by reinforcement of historical values.

Kimmons is also under the impression that because men are attracted to more than one person, then that means that they naturally will desire to be in a polygamous relationship which echoes a gay person to desire someone of the same sex. The two are completely separate logical steps. Finally, the fact that legalizing gay marriage will somehow harm children is completely unfounded in any research from a credible source. Kimmons should understand the toxicity of bigotry. History is moving forward.

The Utter Hypocrisy of Leftist Opposition to Plural Marriage July 24,2015 Ronald Kimmons Big Jolly Politics