Are We A Better Country Than South Africa?

South Africa, a country with apartheid until 1994, has now outpaced us on gay civil rights...

AP: S. Africa parliament OKs gay marriages

The South African parliament on Tuesday approved new legislation recognizing gay marriages — a first for a continent where homosexuality is largely taboo...

If their government can look past the cultural taboos of the fringe, why can't we?

I am reminded of something Bill Maher said two weeks ago: "America must stop bragging that it's the greatest country on Earth and start acting like it." Amen.