God hates fruity fruit flies

Watch out for the gay married terrorists

Bad news today in the NY Times for all the religious nut cases. It seems there are gay fruit flies, and they may be after your sons and daughters.

Ok, I’m kidding about your sons and daughters.

But, scientists have discovered that they can implant a certain gene in a male fruit fly and make him act…well…gay, as in being sexually attracted to other male fruit flies. Same goes for another male type gene being implanted in female fruit flies that make them want to have sex with other girl fruit flies.

Now, being scientists, the guys who did these fruit fly experiments aren’t making any claims they can’t back up, such as there might be a gene in humans that determines whether we’re gay or straight. But they are only being reticent because that’s a tenet of their profession–to not make outlandish claims they can’t back up.

Of course, one of the things about science that aggravates the hell out of the religious right is just that tenet. Because, what is religion if not a crock of outlandish claims that can’t be substantiated? And what is the biggest danger to a right wing concept of religion if not the apparent truth that God makes people homosexual?

But let us really be honest here. Most politicians don’t really believe that God stuff. They only say they do because the rubes from their districts seem to. That’s why they are so against teaching biology in the schools, because an educated electorate presents a clear danger to their political aspirations…and to the idea that God hates the fruits of his own creation.