Re: Gay marriages... dictated by religious authorities
In 100 years society will look back at the gay marriage issue and wonder what in the world took us so long. It will be a bit of an embarassment, in fact.
There is no reason two consenting adults should be denied the benefits of the marriage contract. Calling it 'marriage' is probably the biggest point of dispute. For a married heterosexual couple, it probably doesn't sit right that two men or women could unite and profess to have something as intimate as a marriage. Here's the thing though; individually, you don't have to recognize it. If you're religious, you know that God does not see this union as equal to your marriage. That's fine for people to think that way, it is not fine, however, to impose one's personal values on two consenting adults who are not harming anyone.
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