I’m taking a minor diversion from the normal theme of my posts, and my implicit policy of leaving controversial topics for my personal blog, because what I’m about to talk about should not be controversial, but I’m sure it will be.
One of the sillier arguments I have heard against allowing gay marriage is that it is a slippery slope, ultimately leading us to be forced to accept, among other things, marriage to animals.
Well, recently in eastern India, a boy was married to a dog in order to “ward off tigers.” Does the hypothetical slippery slope work both ways? Will the members of his tribe soon be accepting gay marriages?