People who are gay should have the same rights as straight people, anything less is a crime.

I have been informed but very confused as to what the problem is with these people protesting, why do they feel they have the justification to do so? Also, why would I believe that all marriage is Christian based in christian society, I'm not religious but I'm by no means below average intelligence, went to school and take an interest in what's going on etc etc etc, but if I have this view before reading up on it, it could well explain why so many people are against it. I mean surely the only real problem anyone could have with it if they accept that same sex relationship is ok, is that it conflicts with Christian teachings, there's not really any other reason that anyone can come up with as to why it shouldn't be allowed (marriage)?

What's your opinion?

THREE THINGS

1. The concept of Marriage pre-dates recorded History. Let alone Christianity...

2. Homosexuality as well pre-dates recorder History. So they're always going to be around and always have been, deal with it. You can't pretend that it's not natural, or worse, that they don't deserve the same human rights.

3. In fact, in smart spirituality (ie. when you know about the Essenians reading of Jesus teachings) it has never been about the "ceremony of union between a man and a woman in a church" but the sacred union of a feminine energy and masculine energy that are complementary, and as you may now in a gay or lesbian couple there is always the one who is more inclined to have the masculine role and the other, the feminine.

I feel that someone's religion shouldn't control who can marry and who can't. Sometimes people of religion scream for freedom to worship how they want and in the same breath condemn gay people and them wanting to marry the person they love. That to me seems somewhat double standard and wrong.

Forgive me for saying this but AMEN!!

Most religions are based on the socially conservative bigoted views that oppose homosexuality. Thank god religion is becoming irrelevant in modern society and views are changing.

Marriage is not a christian ceremony.

OT: surprised France is that late to the party. I assumed since France was a developed, enlightened first world country, that equal rights for gays were the accepted social standard.

Agreed, and Germany, the USA and the UK have to step it up!

It's even in South America - they have same sex marrige even in Uruguay - and it wasn't the first country in South Amercia either (Parts of Brazil, all of Argenina and coming soon to Columbia.)

I understand it really wasn't contraversial, that the contraversy was sort of created by a former comedian, some USA sponered groups, and a political power.

The most interesting part of the story is not the legalization, but the fact they did it inspite of majority of French stance on the matter.