[Kevin]

Ever since this gay marriage debate really came into the mainstream, I've been wondering why the hell the government has anything to do with marriage? I can see them being involved in civil, secular unions between two people, but marriage?

In my R.E. classes, I was always taught that marriage was a covenant between the couple and God. So when did Uncle Sam decide to drop in and require his blessing?

Personally, I'd like to see the government get completely out of the marriage business. Semantically speaking, isn't that really a church thing? They should grant civil unions to any two people willing to pay the licensing fee.