The 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule soon on the legality of California’s current ban of gay marriage, which was put into place after the successful passing of Proposition 8 by voters in 2008. Regardless of who wins this ruling, both sides have said they will appeal to the Supreme Court if they wind up on the losing end.

This highlights the social divide in America today over the issue of marriage, with the two sides deeply entrenched on their respective sides.

Proponents of traditional marriage view gay marriage as an assault of the institution of marriage, which was created by God, and fear it will result in further social engineering of public institutions, specifically within schools. In fact, many public schools today teach about homosexuality to children as young as five, and parents dislike the government preaching morality to their children, especially when it contradicts their religious beliefs.

Opponents of traditional marriage claim gender should not play a role in marriage and are working to provide “marriage equality” for all, regardless of sexual orientation. Movements across the country are underway to redefine marriage and the issues will not likely go away, but only become more salient of a topic.

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Today millions of North Koreans were forced to mourn the loss of their longtime leader, Kim Jong Il. North Korean state TV ran footage of sobbing citizens in the wake of Kim Jong Il’s long awaited sudden death at the age of 69. State TV said the images contained “indescribable sorrow.” I hate to break it to North Korea, but technically “indescribable” is still a description. I don’t mean to be too insensitive at the loss of human life, but let’s get one thing straight: the world is better off with this man dead. He was a tyrant whose own ego resulted in the starvation of untold numbers of his own people, who endure horrible, poverty-stricken lives on a day-to-day basis. Quite the legacy, isn’t it? Plus, the guy had no imagination when it came to personal attire. Somewhere, in a darkly lit (okay, probably not lit) room, his tailor (who probably believes the only fabric color in North Korea is gray) is rejoicing – well, after his completion of his mandatory public mourning of “Dear Leader” of course.

Unfortunately, the insane and nuclear obsessed acorn doesn’t bounce far from the fuel rods – err, tree.  Kim Jong Il’s son, (who is not ill – yuck, yuck) Kim Jong Un will now rule the country at the ripe age of 27. I am sure we’ll soon trade images of indescribable sorrow for indescribable joy, right, North Korea?

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