California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

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Originally Posted by a.e.B.O.T.

I know, that is the beauty of the law and the supreme court. It is not to uphold the majority, but to protect the minority

But then, I think this speaks to another issue others have brought up - where should this issue be decided - in the courts, in the legislature, at the state level or at the federal level.

Yes, and at the risk of losing my credibility, I think it should be legalized. You speak of drawing lines and we draw lines at alcohol and cigarettes. Which is funny, because it must be a jagged messed up line to then cancel out marijuana, but this is totally another discussion.

Dude, relax. Sometimes you gotta get sarcasm.

So, you will let them live like they are married and do everything like they are married, but you will not let them have a word? Wouldn't, in the eyes of God, the actions of a gay couple living their life together be considered a union? Like, a couple that lives together for the rest of their lifetime, whether is listed on their good or sin list, that would be a married couple in the eyes of God. God does not get semantic over a word. I mean, seriously, allowing someone to live their life with someone else is basically allowing them to marriage.

Heterosexuals live together all the time. I think in Texas if a heterosexual couple lives together for at least 10 years, carries on like they are married and presents themselves to the public like they are married then for all intensive purposes in the eyes of the law they are married.

As I understand it from God's point of view his view of marriage is pretty cut and dry - one man, one woman that have stated vows / made a commitment in his eyes. There are some very specific versus in the Bible that define marriage. I don't have my Bible in front of me to give them to you.

The only thing you are denying them is the tax breaks. So, in my eyes, you can either ban homosexuals in general, or allow them to get married.

That's been tried before in the history of man. I don't think we want to re-visit that again. Very messy.

Oh, side note, and a lot of people do not think of this, BUT... If Gay marriage is legalized, this does not mean that a church has to marry them. All churches have the right to deny partitioners for various discriminating reasons, and are protected to do so by the constitution.

Yeah, but the very idea of a gay marriage irks some people.