Where are you now, people who claim marriage as sacred?

[bgesley]

Do people with cancer choose to have cancer? Do children born MS CHOOSE to have MS? Saying that gays might being born gay doens't make it acceptable. Perhaps it's more like smoking: it's started and now the person is addicted. It's a possiblity, either way, I don't think there will ever be a definate answer to the origins of homosexuality.

If they are born with it then it must be accepted. Maybe not embraced wholey or rewarded because they are out of the gene pool or whatever. But you can't disapprove of someone based on something they can't control. Such as sex/gender race or disability or weight(weight is one of the things you cannot discriminate against when someone is applying for a job as long as they are able). And comparing homosexuality to an addiction is horrifyingly offensive. You practically could've called it a virus.

Marriage is a RELIGIOUS construction. If you want seperation of church and state, then the construct of marriage should be taken out of the government. Being a relgious construct, those who constructed it should be allowed to regulate who is allowed "in". Non-students have no purpose being inside a classrom; gays have no right being inside marriage.

Marriage is ORIGINALLY a religous thing but you have to account for shotgun weddings and the FACT THAT ATHEISTS CAN MARRY. Or that illegal aliens marry so they can be citizens. The basis of marriage came soley from relions then people passed laws that benefited married couples for whatever reason and to make society greater. The thing you have to take into account "Is homosexual marriage damaging to society?" This is what the question SHOULD be. Not is homosexual marriage moral?

This is an interesting statement. Why is murdering wrong? isn't because the majority of people believe it is wrong? Isnt'that where all morals come from? If it's not about majority then why do we vote? why not just pick a president that gives equal rights? How do we decide what equal rights are? the minority?

Murder is wrong because its a fundamental fact that everyone understands the sacredness of life itself. The golden rule of almost ALL religions is "Treat others the way you would like to be treated." Also if I remember correctly we had the Volstead Act. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a majority of the people that wanted it. I'm also pretty sure that the majority also didn't want Bush in presidency.

love does not equate marriage.

Love can and will (state/nation pending) allow marriage to take place regardless of gender.

But the consitution gives rights to "Life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness" there's no statement about marriage. Part-time employees get no benefits, gays get no marriage.

=/ Marriage would fall under the pursuit of happiness part. Part-time employees do get benefits depending on where you work. Employees of all kinds get benefits. People of all genders should have the option of marrying whomever they choose.