In the science section of today's New York Times, Jonathan Miller writes that conservatives have taken to the film "March of the Penguins" as support for traditional marriage, since penguins form enduring pair bonds. So Michael Medved gushes that the film "passionately affirms traditional norms like monogamy, sacrifice and child rearing" and Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review, holds up penguins as an "ideal example of monogamy." Andrew Coffin, writing in World Magazine (described as "a Christian publication") even thinks the film provides support for intelligent design (a more convoluted argument apparently based on their ability to survive in harsh climates).
What these conservative fans have failed to consider, however, is that penguins are one of the many species that exhibit homosexual behavior.