Obama backs gay marriage

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Originally Posted by Alumiyum

I'm sorry, but I'm not impressed. He should have addressed the topic years ago, not waited until Biden tested the waters for him. It makes me sad that people are thanking him for saying something he should have said 3 years ago when he was all about change. Not to mention, his words hold no water (like most politicians) as he rarely follows through on them.

No matter who we elect, I don't think that same sex marriage will be legalized in the next four years. NC's decision just reinforced that. In the meantime, I'll continue to unfollow on Twitter and defriend on FB since these issues really let you know who thinks what. I'm Alabama born and bred and have plenty of friends who don't want to see same sex marriage legalized. I genuinely don't get it, but I'm used to it and can respect their right to an opinion when it isn't aggressive or offensive. The others I just ignore.

Here's my take: Sanctity of marriage? Kim Kardashian. Britney Spears. Historical context...marriage used to be a matter of political and financial advantages (and still is, sometimes). Why can't committed couples have a legal document that gives them the same rights Kim and that guy had? If churches don't want to hold religious marriage ceremonies for same sex couples, that's fine. But LEGALLY this country supports equality and the separation of church and state. And lastly, I was brought up in a Christian household in Alabama and went to church every Sunday until I left for college. It's amazing to me how much of what Jesus said gets ignored...namely the second half of The Great Commandment. I'm not religious, but I learned my bible verses dutifully, and personally I think Jesus had the right idea...just be A NICE PERSON. TO EVERYONE.

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

Being "personally"(referring to Obama-not you) for something doesn't change the legislation and that is what needs to happen.

The decision to not defend DOMA (even though Congress is trying to force them to) came at least a year ago. Don't act like DADT hasn't been repealed. These things take time and considering the President can't just decree the laws, they've done a good job of setting up the groundwork for the courts to slam down DOMA and all of these state constitutional amendments. If they don't do that, I'll be very disappointed.