+353 The government (America, Canada, European countries...) is NOT a theocracy, therefore religion should not be a valid argument for why gays should not be allowed to marry, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's why those countries should become theocracies, to impose it

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Telling someone that their marriage is wrong because it's against your religion is like getting mad at someone for eating a donut because you're on a diet.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I absolutely hate that whole "this country was founded because of religion!" argument.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

and how (I'm assuming you're American) the presidential campaigns all incorporate God into a factor. like Rick Perry's "faith" video. even when Osama was killed, Obama said "God bless America" and etc. It seems to imply that God IS a factor in the US government.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Especially since it was founded so that people could be free from control from other people's religion.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I still can't get over Rick Santorum saying JFK's statement about separation of church and state made him "want to vomit". That guy will never stop pissing me off.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I do not think I fully understand this issue. Can someone explain to me what gay couples are looking for in marriage aside from legal benefits. Also, I would appreciate if you wouldn't berate me, as I am only trying to understand a different perspective.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Saying gay couples can have the rights of marriage without calling it a marriage suggests that gay couples are somehow different and inferior; it's kind of like saying we don't //deserve// to get married. Not only is that insulting to me, it's insulting to all gay relationships. I don't want to undermine anyone elses relationship, yet people constantly undermine mine. All I want is for my relationship to be seen as equal because if you ignore the gender of the people involved, you can see that it really is equal. I love my girlfriend and she loves me. Our relationship deserves the same respect as everyone elses. That's why //I //want a marriage.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

California recently denied the original 52% vote of gay marriage being illegael because (to summarize) it proved no purpose other than to degrade/discriminate that relationship.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Actually, it's the other way around. Marriage is primarily a religious ceremony.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

If all you get is the religious ceremony, you are not //legally// married.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think religion of the state and religion of the church should be two defininite different things. Then let the churches decide for themselves what they allow in marriage.

by Anonymous 12 years ago