Gay marriage should be legal.

Let's continue analyzing the concept of two man/two women joining together. Now, Con has pointed out quite a few points, such as: 1) Why should we give out benefits to gay couples? Then we'd have to give out rights to any kind of relationship. No. Marital benefits are for marital benefits. The benefits they receive are from marriage. When we allow gay people to marry, two friends aren't suddenly going to demand that they get benefits. Marriage is a legal matter. When two people legally come together, that's when they receive benefits, and it will stay that way if gay people marry. Con's arguments have been based purely on what ifs and fears, such as "people would start having multiple wives, they'd be having to have benefits for friendships, etc." There is no facts proving that this could happen, and what Con is arguing is solely opinion. There is a lack of plausible evidence for anything bad coming out of same-sex marriage, and frankly, I'm exasperated to read a debate devoid of facts or evidence. I will now present my main argument: First of all, people who do not support gay marriage are in the minority. "When the Defense of Marriage Act was passed in 1996, only 25% of the American public supported same-sex marriage. Since that time, public opinion has gradually moved in the direction of greater support for same-sex marriage. An August 2010 CNN poll was the first national poll to show majority support for same-sex marriage." Other polls show that 42% percent of Americans support same-sex marriage, whilst only 28% do not. This shows, just as the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's, that this subject has gained support and is continuing to grow. "The main areas of where gay marriage that were opposed to same-sex marriage is correlated with religious attendance, older age, Republican Party affiliation, and residence in the South and Midwest." The Republican Party and residence in the South and Midwest are predominately religious, Christian to be specific. So, generally Christians are opposed to gay marriage, with very few who are not. Christians are opposed to gay marriage, so they are trying to pass a law that stops people from getting married to the same gender. There is a rule in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, which states that there is a separation of church and state. Religious views are not supposed to have a place in politics. So, two gay people getting married does not physically harm anyone, and does not threaten to break any rules against atrocious laws such as marrying animals, polygamy, etc. So the only solid argument an opposer has is: It's a sin. The Bible says so. I'm going to jump into the important point. Christians believe that God gave them the freedom to choose. The freedom to choose to follow Him, or to not. According to them, we were given the freedom to choose whether we wanted to follow Him or not. And some people decide that they do not believe or want to follow God. No one should be forced into following a religious code that they do not believe in, hence freedom of religion. Not everyone is Christian or believes in God. God made it that way so that people could have the freedom to choose. Not everyone believes in the rules of the Bible. So not everyone should be forced to have to follow those rules if they don't believe it. I believe in doing right regardless of what I am told. People, such as Con, should think before doing what they are told regardless of what is right. I, as well as 42% of Americans, need more than just "the Bible tells me so" than to believe in a law built on prejudice and close-mindedness that the 28% of other Americans exercise. Thank you. Back to you, Con. Sources: wikipedia, cbsnews.com