damkira on 28 September 2007
| Snesboy said: Hmm, hate to say it but, people who are Pro-Gay Rights well, they aren't bad people. That is just their opinion which they are entitled too. But homosexuals seem to think that the government is preventing them from so called "marriage". THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO RIGHT TO REGULATE MARRIAGE! Remember, separation of church and state, at least according to US law. It would be up to the church (whichever religion you are) to decide on such a controversial issue. I just wish homosexuals would stop complaining to the government about this marriage stuff. The government can't regulate that kind of stuff. That's just fact, gosh I hope I don't get banned for this. |
I am gay and I agree with you.. Government has no right to force churches to do anything. The separation between church and state is one of the most important rights ascribed in the U.S. constitution BUT pastors/rabbis/imams etc. are not the only ones who have the power to grant marriages, judges can also do that.
This whole thing would be a lot easier for everyone to accept if gay people would stop pushing for the word "marriage" when a civil union, with all the same legal rights, would suffice and not be nearly as controversial.. Just have judges preside over the ceremonies or leaders of certain faiths (like Unitarian Universalists) who do not have a problem with gay unions.
