Slippery slope arguments have always been a favorite of anti-gay folks. We often hear about how marriage equality will lead to polygamy, bestiality, and incestuous marriages. But, one Mississippi pastor decided to take it a step further. He put a horse in a wedding dress and brought it out to protest with him. I'm not sure that will convince a federal judge to change his mind on the issue, but it is somewhat creative (and ridiculous).
From The Advocate:
While some opponents of marriage equality have long claimed that legal same-sex marriage will inevitably lead to bestiality, one pastor in Jackson, Miss., offered a literal interpretation of the slippery slope argument outside the federal courthouse this week.
The Rev. Edward James of Bertha Chapel Missionary Baptist Church stood outside the federal courthouse on Friday carrying antigay signs and standing beside his horse, Charlotte, who was dressed in a makeshift wedding gown, reports Jackson TV station WJTV.
“The horse is to show the ridiculous idea of two men getting married,” James told the local news network. “I’m a Mississippian and I’m praying and hoping that we will remain a state that only recognizes marriage between a man and a woman.”
The Advocate has a news report of the incident included in their report. It's somewhat amusing, I suppose. The horse is named Charlotte, and she is pretty.
The favorable marriage equality ruling has been appealed to the Fifth Circuit, and there will be a hearing on January 9, 2015.