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I think we all need to stop looking at the morality of this issue. Abortion, something that, I HOPE we all agree, is worse than sexual sins, is legal in this country. So is divorce, adultery, swinging and a large number of other things that are condemned in the Bible.
Aside from abortion, which is obviously a hot topic, I don't see any of you trying to illegalize these other activities, because doing so would be absurd and violate a bunch of privacy laws. Why isn't the same done for gay marriage? From a purely legal stand point, there is no good Constitutional or legal reason to ban same sex marriage. We are not a theocracy. I'm proud to say that I live in a nation where people can't be stoned to death because of their religious (or lack thereof) beliefs, political ideas or sexualities. The Constitution guarantees equal rights to all citizens. Whether you agree with same sex marriage or not, you cannot find a good legal reason for banning it.
If same sex marriage is made legal, churches who don't agree with it won't suddenly be forced to perform them. Even now, there are churches that don't have to marry inter-racial couples or couples with big age differences. No church will be forced to perform marriages they don't agree with. There are enough churches that do support gay marriage to make this a voided point. If same sex marriage is legalized, nothing will change... except same sex marriage will be legal in the US. Churches will not be affected, as churches make their own rules and regulations. Your lives will not be changed, I promise.
Just let people be happy. In 50 years, do you want your grandkids to look at you and think "Wow, grandpa/ma tried to make it so two people who love each other can't be together. I'm so glad I didn't turn out like that." Ya know, the way people look at old segregationists nowadays. This isn't a religious or ethics issue. It is a human rights issue.
Aside from abortion, which is obviously a hot topic, I don't see any of you trying to illegalize these other activities, because doing so would be absurd and violate a bunch of privacy laws. Why isn't the same done for gay marriage? From a purely legal stand point, there is no good Constitutional or legal reason to ban same sex marriage. We are not a theocracy. I'm proud to say that I live in a nation where people can't be stoned to death because of their religious (or lack thereof) beliefs, political ideas or sexualities. The Constitution guarantees equal rights to all citizens. Whether you agree with same sex marriage or not, you cannot find a good legal reason for banning it.
If same sex marriage is made legal, churches who don't agree with it won't suddenly be forced to perform them. Even now, there are churches that don't have to marry inter-racial couples or couples with big age differences. No church will be forced to perform marriages they don't agree with. There are enough churches that do support gay marriage to make this a voided point. If same sex marriage is legalized, nothing will change... except same sex marriage will be legal in the US. Churches will not be affected, as churches make their own rules and regulations. Your lives will not be changed, I promise.
Just let people be happy. In 50 years, do you want your grandkids to look at you and think "Wow, grandpa/ma tried to make it so two people who love each other can't be together. I'm so glad I didn't turn out like that." Ya know, the way people look at old segregationists nowadays. This isn't a religious or ethics issue. It is a human rights issue.