The People have spoken - Marriage Equality wins in Maine, Maryland and Washington!

[outlawauron]

forevercloud3000 said:

outlawauron said:
" I support Domestic Partnerships, but not Marriage Rights for same sex couples. "

My vote, but the whole system needs an overhaul as marriage means far too much in terms of what you can and can not do in areas that have nothing to do with it.

Bolded: Why might I ask?

Because I believe marriage was a religious institution conducted by the church. It was used to define partnership at the start of our country out of convience. Because you're only able to gain certain government granted benefits through marriage, I believe it has led to a lot of people getting married who has no business doing so really degraded what it is supposed to stand for (the counterbalance to this seems to be that most churches are requiring convenant marriages to try and manage some sanctity).

That said, I have no issue if two gay people want to be together, adopt, divide up stuff, do their taxes together, see another in hospitals, and any other government granted freedom or privelege. Just would keep the state and church as separate as possible.