Rick Santorum's marriage doubles over in pain

That it's happening at all is amazing. That it's happening in Georgia is shocking, or at least it is if you haven't been following the story for a while and had time to get used to the idea. Representatives of The United Church Of Christ met there to approve a resolution that will in all probability pave the way for an endorsement of same-sex marriage.

Think about that, and realize how unthinkable it was until... well, until now. A very large church, in fact one with over 5,700 congregations and 1.3 million members, is about to go against the tide of intolerance and admit that two men or two women marrying will have no negative effect on their own marriages.

True, Church Of Christ was the first church to ordain an openly gay minister, and they did that way, way back in the 1970s. It's also true that they've generally been tolerant of gays and lesbians all along, but an actual endorsement of same-sex marriage has been anything but a forgone conclusion. Many people within the church have been just as upset by the whole concept as the average Catholic or closeted Republican. In fact, the newly approved resolution, which would put bisexuals and trans-gender folks under the same umbrella of recognition as gays and lesbians, underwent several wording changes over the weekend before they finally arrived at the agreed-upon tag, "that this resolution may not reflect the views or current understanding of all bodies within the gathered church."

Wouldn't it be nice if the tolerance shown by the Church Of Christ rubbed off on the others? But it's not likely as long as influential folks like Rick Santorum are writhing on the floor clutching their wounded marriages. Whatever that means.