First of all, I disagree with the premise of your argument. Carrie Prejean has not been ruthlessly slandered. And anything negative that has been said about her was not because she thinks marriage should be between a man and a woman. It is because her answer made her sound like a complete idiot. I noticed you left some things out of her quoted answer, so I will provide the full quote:

"Well I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one way or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And, you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, no offense to anybody out there. But that’s how I was raised and I believe that it should be between a man and a woman."

Not only did her answer make her sound like an idiot, but we DON'T live in a land where you can choose between "same sex and opposite" marriage. Same sex marriage is not recognized in many states in our "land." So, that was WRONG.

She was ridiculed because she couldn't communicate her opinion in an intelligent manner and she was ignorant of the facts.

As far as I am concerned, women in pounds of makeup who prance around a stage in swimsuits and high heels, showing off the plastic breasts that they bought should probably not be taken too seriously. And they should never be considered pious.

For some reason, the Pageant seems to think that these barbie dolls should be able to speak and think. They are supposed to be spokesmodels for something (what, I don't know). So, part of the reason her answer was so controversial is that people did not think she made a very good spokesmodel.

This woman is playing the victim and some people in this country are eating it up. But only those that are predisposed to play the victims themselves. Prejean can pretend that she is picked on because she is a "Christian," but she doesn't look too Christian when she is flouncing around in a skimpy swimsuit and high heels. She can also pretend that it is because she is not "politically correct," but the truth is that she just isn't correct-period.

Nobody gives a crap whether she supports gay marriage or not. She's an idiot and a bore. If she didn't look the way she does, she would be in a bread line somewhere. Brutally honest.

I love your comments and being someone who is Christian but def progressive it is always interesting to have honest opinions. I, in fact, do not agree with anything Prejean has said or done in the past year. I really wanted to write this blog based on all the criticisms I've heard from christian groups saying she's been slandered, as is why i kept saying, "Ruthlessly Slandered", because some feel as if she has been. I am glad the media and organizations are calling her out on her behavior and hypocritical attitude. Thank you again for being brutally honest, I love when people comment and give their feedback! :)

I think Carrie Prejean has rather enjoyed becoming controversial, but that does not detract from my notion that too much was made of her opinion. They asked for her opinion and well, got it.

So she was wrong, or mis-spoke? It happens. It was a beauty contest. So who cares?

Well apparently gay people do, but why? It is no secret that a certain number of beauty queens are going to disagree with them about gay marriage. So what? She shouldn't have to agree with gay issues to reign as a beauty queen. That isn't what it's about. I don't even understand why the question was asked, except to gauge her manner when asked a controversial question. If it was that, the there should have been no right or wrong answer. Even accuracy shouldn't have counted that much.

As for the "correct" religious-left answer, I don't think there is one. It's like a Venn Diagram - and this subject is one place where the two spheres just don't interract in a consistent way.

I belong to the Lutheran Church which is a very interesting "Church" in that it is often traditional in its worship but quite liberal in it's political leanings. We are supposed to accept gay pastors in a "committed relationship," but do not yet OK gay marriage. [?] It is really almost funny. I have personally come to the point where I accept what IS and feel it would just be more orderly to allow civil marriages for consenting adults and let the churches do as they please.

Tatiana,

I never really spoke to the gay marriage issue. My response to that is that no law on any government record could ever force a church to marry anyone, so the religious right's arguments are a red herring.

My understanding of this issue is that homosexuals want to have the same RIGHTS that we all have, not that they want to force churches to change their policies on what constitutes marriage according to their teachings. This is primarily a civil rights issue.

So, anyone who believes that homosexuals should not have the right to marry just has to reconcile themselves to the knowledge that they don't believe in equal rights for all. If they can live with that, they are welcome to their opinion.

It shouldn't be up for public referendum anyway; it should be listed as a civil right --period.