So, there is this person I know, we'll call him Ralph. Every time I see Ralph, we argue about gay marriage, he against and me for. Really my thoughts are more revolutionary rather than his reactionary.
I believe the government should not be involved in marriage. They should only issue civil unions (to any couple) for purposes of tax, death, inheritance, rights (like for health insurance) and fun stuff like that. I think they should step back and say, this is what we do and that is it.
I believe churches should decide for themselves who can/can't get married in their church. There are lots of churches, go find one you like or settle for a civil union.
The way I see it, if you believe in marriage and all it stands for (insert your belief here) the motivation is a commitment under God. And who better to santcify, watchdog, uphold that than a church if that is what you seek.
I think this method neatly side steps all the hang ups on condoning someone else's behavior (that other people like Ralph and the people the President seems to listen to). I like what I like, you like what you like and that is ok with me. All these people that want to control behavior drive me crazy. I have yet to find someone to argue with my logic, except Ralph, but he refuses to listen...
Every argument I hear hovers around "the bibles says". So let the churches decide who gets married in them. The federal/state government should ensure a civil union status is available to all regardless of race, creed, sexual orientation. That is a constitutional amendment I could get behind. Or perhaps that is a bad choice of wording.
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