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(2)Can some one tell me if there is any religion that is in favor of homosexuality.
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Yes, there are many religions which welcome gay members and sanctify gay unions. Reform Judaism (my religion) is one of many, such as Unitarianism, other branches of Judaism, and a number of mainstream Protestant churches such as Episcopalianism. Countless non-monotheistic religions such as many Native American religions also approve. These religions count millions of devout Americans among their followers. But unions blessed in these churches/synagogues cannot be recognized by the government.
If your church says it's wrong, that's fine -- the First Amendment guarantees that your right to hold that religious belief can never be challenged. But I wonder why it should be that the government recognizes YOUR marriage ceremonies, and not mine?
It breaks my heart to read someone comparing a gay couple who want to marry to a man and a dog. Do you think that gay people don't experience the same range of human emotion that straight people do? Do you think they don't experience the same need for love, support, and trust; the same basic human desire to form a family they can count on; the same fear of growing old alone? More importantly, if you DO know that gay people experience these feelings, how could you ever compare their need to form permanent bonds with one another to the bond between a man and a dog?