France legalizes gay marriage despite angry protests

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fillet said:
Marriage is a Christian ceremony that the bible explicitly states is for two people of the opposite sex to participate in. The bible explicitly forbids homosexuality so therefore same sex marriage is ridiculous and wrong.

I have no problem with same sex relationships and a civil ceremony of course I have no problem against either. I also have no problem with people in same sex relationships participating in a civil ceremony benefiting from state benefits that people who are married enjoy.

People who don't believe in god also should not be allowed to get married, by adding that into law and creating a recognized civil partnership for those people that gives the same benefits as married people then everything is balanced out.

I challenge anyone to explain to me why this simple explanation is wrong, it is not prejudiced, it is simply against the teaching of said religion.

As others have pointed out, Marriage is good deal older than Christianity. It was something they adopted.

Also, it really depends on which Bible and which translation/interpretation you use.  Here is a Bible Scholar that discusses Christen support for Same Sex Marriage.  We do know that they have been going on, even within the Christian Churches, throughout the ages.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RnqOOcTWEKk

But I want you to think about his point.  Medicine and medical care is older then Christianity too.  There are many religious hospitals - so they could argue that medicine comes from God.  So then is medical care a religious instruction?  Should it only be available to people that believe in whatever God or Gods that the Hospital approves?

Also, a word of caution, when you say someone or something is less than what others have you can, in effect, dehumanize people.  When women didn’t have the right to vote, own land, or work, they were legally less than me – and were often poorly treated –often as property.  Here in the State of Washington, USA, were same sex marriage is legal, an Iman is receiving death threats for performing a Muslim same sex marriage. 

Perform marriage shouldn't equal recieve death threats.