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Ya know, one of the things they should teach in Blogging 101 is never, ever make analogies to Nazi Germany, because they say more about the intellectual desperation of the person making the analogy than they do about the situation being described.

I knew there would be something histrionic in store when I went to InsideCatholic.com, saw a picture of two hands intertwined, each with a rainbow ring on it, and the caption, “This Just In: Civilization Ends.” But, even I was surprised to see a reference to Weimar in the opening graph.

To be sure, I, like many, was disappointed in the scope and logic of the California court decision regarding gay marriage. But, Weimar?

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