February 14, 2013 By Ben Shapiro 1 Comment
His name is Orson Scott Card, and he’s the author of one of the bestselling science fiction titles of all time: Ender’s Game. That book will become a movie this year, starring Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin, and Harrison Ford.
So far so good. But then DC Comics, which creates superheroes like Superman and Batman, hired Card to do a digital comic of Superman. That created blowback for DC, since Card happens to be pro-traditional marriage – so much so that he’s a board member of the National Organization for Marriage. Card has written that judicial implementation of same-sex marriage represents “the end of democracy in America,” since the judiciary has no power to implement gay marriage from above. The media, however, has covered the story as if Card called same-sex marriage itself “the end of democracy.” hat’s false. Here’s the relevant portion from Card’s column in the Mormon Times:
The first and greatest threat from court decisions in California and Massachusetts, giving legal recognition to “gay marriage,” is that it marks the end of democracy in America. These judges are making new law without any democratic process; in fact, their decisions are striking down laws enacted by majority vote.…To Read More….
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