When Harry awoke in the morning he remembered the dream he had the night before and as he sat thinking about it, everything came to him in vivid detail. The thought of his ex-girlfriend Connie with all those men at once, and then giving in and joining the men was simply so odd for Harry. He wondered what his subconscious was trying to tell him with that dream.
Before getting ready to head back into the Center for Tiptoeing, he turned on the TV to look for some news. As the picture flickered on he noticed a famous TV evangelist in the midst of a very emotional sermon. The evangelist was always a demonstrative speaker, but today he seemed to flail his arms around him in a much more intense manner. The best Harry could tell, the man was preaching on the nature of marriage in the eyes of God.
Remembering the clamor made decades ago about the definition of marriage, at the outrage spewed over same sex marriage and the people's response, Harry listened closer. After a few minutes wading through the abominations and damnations tossed to and fro he realized the preacher was basically preaching that the sexual act between a man and woman or a man and a man had to involve a penis for it to be considered part of a marital union.
Shaking his head Harry continued to listen as the evangelist stated that the use of the big toe during sex, whether erect or not, was not considered a natural act. The evangelist went on to declare it more an act of animals, comparing sex using a big toe with bestiality.
Harry quickly turned off the TV in disgust and simply sat at the bed a bit dazed by what he had heard. This was no fly by night evangelist, this was the preacher who had presented the invocation at the Presidential Inauguration that year. And now he was speaking so vehemently against the men whose big toes had simply changed, replacing their penis as their primary sexual organ.
Completely dismayed he finally got up, took a shower and pulled on his clothes. He hurried out to his car and drove to the Center noting that the traffic seemed much lighter than normal. As he pulled into the entrance to the center he noticed a large group of people holding up signs that said "Abomination" on them. Several people pointed in his direction and they started moving toward him so Harry quickly pulled past the entrance gate and noticed it safely close behind him. The group rushed to the gate shaking their signs in the air, he saw some shouting and other praying.
He continued up the long drive and then parked his car and walked into the Center. As he stepped to the desk he receptionist grabbed her phone and said, "He's here." She looked up at him and said, "I'm glad you mad it, several others got caught."
"Caught?"
"Yes, by the mobs. But don't worry, you are safe here."
"Safe, you mean..."
"You haven't seen the news today?"
Harry shook his head, "No."
"Well, let the doctor explain, come on back, they are ready for you."
Harry followed her to the door and then followed her on into an office, presumably the doctor's office. She pointed to a chair and said, "The doctor will be in momentarily."