The unexamined life is not worth living. –Socrates

I repent, I repent,
of my pursuit of America's dream.
And I repent, I repent,
of livin' like I deserve anything.
Of my house, my fence, my kids, my wife,
in our suburb where we're safe and white.
Oh, I am wrong and of these things I repent.

I repent, I repent,
of parading my high liberty.
And I repent, I repent
of payin' for what I get for free.
And of the way I believe that I'm livin' right.
Trading sins for others that are easier to hide.
Oh, I am wrong and of these things I repent.

And I repent,
of judgin' by a law that even I can't keep.
No, no, no.
Of wearin' righteousness like a disguise,
to see through the planks in my own eyes.

I repent, I repent,
of trading truth for false unity.
And I repent, I repent,
of confusing peace and idolatry.
Of caring more of what they think,
than what I know of what we need.
Of domesticating you, until you look just like me.

Oh, I am wrong and of these things,
Oh, I am wrong and of these things,
Oh, I am wrong and of these things,
I repent.

Derek Webb

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The Heterosexual Revolution

By STEPHANIE COONTZ
Published: July 5, 2005

Olympia, Wash.

THE last week has been tough for opponents of same-sex marriage. First Canadian and then Spanish legislators voted to legalize the practice, prompting American social conservatives to renew their call for a constitutional amendment banning such marriages here. James Dobson of the evangelical group Focus on the Family has warned that without that ban, marriage as we have known it for 5,000 years will be overturned.

From the NYTimes
In a related piece United Church of Christ Backs Same-Sex Marriage

For my part, it seems we have more multiple divorces and re-marriages than ever before. So it isn't as if the heterosexual community is demonstrating any more respect for the institution of marriage than anyone else.
See: andrewsullivan.com