You remember Regnerus, the U. Texas sociologist who claimed kids of gay parents had bad outcomes, only to be censured by his professional society and scolded by his department because he didn't actually study kids with gay parents. NOM et al have tried to build a lot on this, only to have the study decisively thrown out by judges who can think. (Our prior coverage of Regnerus here.)
He's done another one: this one a "study" of views of sex. You can clearly see the goal here is to tarnish anyone who supports equality with the idea that they support all sorts of sexual immorality too, including lack of fidelity and use of pornography. From the New Civil Rights Movement:
Today, Regnerus has announced the completion of yet another anti-gay study.
It clearly is designed to make same-sex marriage supporters appear "immoral" ....
"Churchgoing Christians who support same-sex marriage are more likely to think pornography, cohabitation, hook-ups, adultery, polyamory, and abortion are acceptable," Regnerus writes at the Witherspoon Institute -- his benefactor. "And it’s reasonable to expect continued change in more permissive directions."Notice the logical fallacy "it's reasonable to expect...."
And he displays his glaring ignorance on same-sex marriage and LGBT people -- as if there are some strange cultural differences married same-sex people exhibit.
This has already been used for fund-raising by NOM.
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Oh brother. Look at these Regnerus's parameters:
1. Viewing pornographic material is OK.
2. It is a good idea for couples considering marriage to live together in order to decide whether or not they get along well enough to be married to one another.
3. It is OK for two people to get together for sex and not necessarily expect anything further.
4. If a couple has children, they should stay married unless there is physical or emotional abuse.
5. It is sometimes permissible for a married person to have sex with someone other than his/her spouse.
6. It is OK for three or more consenting adults to live together in a sexual/romantic relationship.
7. I support abortion rights.
The first thing that leaps out at me? "...is OK" WTF does that mean? "I don't want people locked up for it"? [Also note the stipulation of reproductive choice as something radical or "extreme"]
ALL this exposes, is Regnerus's patriarchy.
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