California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

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Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I agree with this. The law in and of itself should not be religios. But, you have to realize that people are more than likely going to vote and campaign on issuses based on their religious beliefs - like it or not.

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

Yeah, and is this the same court that legalized marijuana ?

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.

I'm sorry that you had to experience this in your life. Really I am. But for me, I personally have no issue as to whether people are gay or not. But, do I think gay people should get married, no, I don't. End of story.

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. The only thing you are denying is them term, married. Secondly, the issue is not whether the church recognizes the marriage. Sigmadiva, it really is not that hard to get a preacher who will marry a gay couple. Whether that marriage is recognized in heaven is a different discussion, but spiritually, gays get married all the time. What is being stopped is the legal part, not the spiritual part.

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.