" It's Legal but it is not right!" ( Should gay marriage be legal?)

I think that the ignorance of conservaites can only last for so much longer, honestly it's the 21st century and we still haven't learned to actually live with equality after all this time. I don't understand how people can live their lives affected by others and what makes them happpy so much. Seriously some people just need to let it go and realize that what other people do in their lives doesn't affect them most of them time in the least. However all of the conservative people that aren't even trying to see the world in a different way because some guy that wrote the bible is trying to say that gay marriage is wrong. If that's the only reason that people have to base their belief off of they need to reanalyze how they see the subject. What would god really want, people to hold people back from true happiness, or would god want us to accept people and live without judgment for our fellow man, I think that any divine source of energy would want us to work towards a world of acceptance and love.

I really can't get my head around why so many heterosexual people are getting so riled up about gay marriage. What's it got to do with them anyway?! What business is who you marry / live with / sleep with to anyone else?

In fact I agree to the gay marriage. Although it seems this issue has nothing to do with me, but I try to imagine those gays who love each other deeply but they can't get married legally. This is very sad. I think the marriage is based on the love at first, rather than the religion, wealth and so on. I love China

" Not everyone is a Christian so they are not restricted by what the Bible says." and the sooner the law makers realize that the better. People were supposed to have come to our country seeking religious freedom because they did have it else where and yet here they are forcing people to follow their belief the same as was done to their ancestors before. Doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

Look, I am for gay marriage. Like you said, if they want to be taken to the cleaners then thats cool. LOL. But seriously. I support gay marriage. They should have the same rights everyone else has. Who's to say what it right or wrong. Religion should have nothing to do with any of this. I know you will have those religious yahoo's opposing it, but if you took a look a the big picture, they are the first ones that have more skeletons in their closet then anyone else. Especially those born again ones. It irritates me to no end that these people hate gay people. They also hate black people. It is s strange to to me. What if one of their children were gay? Would they take them out is the back woods and shoot them? Man, this country is go friggin' backwards. It makes me sick.

In Canada, parliment passed the bill a long time ago. Not really sure how this in practice is working out but there are other things to think about besides marrage and whether the legal parts are right or wrong. Children! I love God and Jesus Christ is a wonderful example of what to follow and you know I do read the bible. I think this is what God cares about... people. He loves you regardless. I think if you do not have love in a marrage, it is doomed. Regardless of legal or not. If two people love each other they have a really strong case .. "What God has joined let not man .." That is a biblical point of view of my thoughts on the matter.

That is a law made by man to make it legal,yet it is still not allowed by God that marrying with the same gender maybe accepted by God but the ways they provide intimacy is never allowed under Gods laws.It is better they just not become a family because it is never accepted by society even if society do not insult their lifestyle but God do not give them grace but have all the burdens they can not deny.

i couldn't have said it better myself. all marriage is a legal binding contract between you, the person, and the state. i don't know why fight for that right to screw yourself legally, but if you want that right you should have it.

I think that your right. Losing half your stuff should be an equal opportunity. I think that this issue goes far beyond any law. No matter the law, people just want to be happy. The right to marry will complete some people while with others it won't. Same with anyone I guess. I think it is more having the option to do so than it is the marriage itself that people want.

I agree that gay amrriage should be legal. I believe gays should have all the rights as a straight person! Even the change of lossing half their stuff if they end up in a divorce! So many people are upset becasue they look at it as a religious issue. What is mentioned in the bible is not alot and I know some people who believe every word in the bible! The bible is made up of a lot of stories that are not true and alot of the time lines of some stories are way off! (Thanks to reaserachers studying the bible) It is up to the state to decide on legelizing gay marriage. It really is not up to the church which people make it out to be! I think gay marriage will become more mainstream once another generation is gone! Not our generation of course! So many people are closed minded and think this is a sin! To me being closed minded is a sin and so is believing every word in the bible! That is my opinion!

I saw this saying, "make sure you are perfect before you judge me". What a person does and how he/she lives is between them and God. No ones business but their own. And anyone who thinks that they are perfect needs to take a good long look in the mirror. I wish people would stop judging others and just get along. I love everyone and pray for them. Life is short so why worry about what others are doing or not doing. Who are they to tell anyone how to live? Just because they think it's right doesn't mean it is! If everyone would pray instead of judging, this world would be a much better place. God made us all different for a reason. Love conquers all!

Marriage is a society that provides care for both people. It is man made, as all laws and it changes according to cultures. I think that one thing is what a Church says and quite another what the laws of a coutry say. And laws in a country should protect everyone, no matter what race, religion or gender they have.

@ "You have the right to lose half your stuff like Everybody else! I do not belong to America. So I cant be as advanced a society as you all are. And I have seen homosexual people in their act at a wrong age. I did find it repulsive. But and that is a big but. They too may find something that I do repulsive. So it is their life. Frankly, I would feel safe with gays and wouldnt mind them being in my home because they would be better equipped to look after me. And nature does allow this so why are we objecting? Surely nature is the ruler here.

this whole marriage debate should never include gay rights. the whole point should be is 'marriage' a correct institution? if it is it includes all forms of marriage.

My opinion on abortion: A woman has the right to choose what she does with her body, and if for some reason, she does not want something growing in her body, she has the right to get it removed. I don't mean to sound harsh, I'm just saying that it should be the decision of the woman, and only the woman. Personally I would not get an aboriton, but that's because I personally don't believe in it. That doesn't mean that I should force my beliefs on everyone else! Gay marriage? If two people want to commit themselves to one another, I say GO FOR IT!!! There's nothing "wrong" with it, it's just untraditional.

Where in the bible does it say "open fire in a building full of gay people?" What are they so afraid of? It isnt you (you being the people protesting against it) the person wants to marry. Or maybe that's why?

I laughed at that last line. I will clear up a misconception about the Bible, just because you are not Jewish or Christian does not mean the Word of God does not apply to your life. And IF the Bible IS the Word of God, it was intended for all humans who were all created in His image. IF God is real, and many who are not Christian or Jewish believe He is, would he not want to communicate with His creation? I've read many sacred scriptures of differing faiths, looking for a nugget of truth where I could find it. You may have a differing opinion on who or what God is, but GOD is the final say in who HE is. It is a matter of finding out for yourself if the Bible is the Word of God to man. Now, about gay marriage. Marriage is ordained of God for the raising of children in a safe, secure, loving home according to the story of Adam and Eve in the Bible. Since man and woman joining-usually bring forth children, it has always been that marriage is between a man and a woman. In our 'civilization', homosexuals now can adopt or bring children from previous heterosexual unions into a new union. It is complicated to change millinea of traditon and many who feel very strongly on both sides have valid points. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. But the civil issues I can also sympathize with, such as the right to visit a loved one in the hospital or having insurance companies recognize a person as family if that is the role they play in someone's life. Sinful? Government legislates morality all the time, laws against 'sin' exist. We have laws against sin all over the place. lol So, philosophically, government can and does play a role in morality of itsw people. Many belief systems make homosexuality taboo not just Christianity. In a civil society, with many beliefs operating, it makes sense to give everyone the same rights. But it doesn't make it any easier to throw away the ancient tradition of marriage as between a man and woman. I suggest that as a society we allow all to live life as they see fit, and that includes the right of the Christian to call what he/she sees a sin, a sin. As a Christian, I see sin as a condition of ALL human beings. Not just those who are homosexual, but those who are heterosexual too. WE ALL sin and come short of God's expectations. I also realize that in such delicate matters, the government has problems making the right decisions, to please everyone is not their role. As a libertarian (basically in most things) I don't agree that the government has any right issuiing a license to anyone to do anything...lol. but they do, and now they are between a rock and hard place trying to sort this all out. Good luck to them.