Gay Marraige should be legal and accepted in all of the USA.

>>for separation of church and state, but it's obvious that everyone's religious views affect their political views. So you are saying that we don't have separation of church and state, no matter what we say. And I do agree that one's religious views will affect one's political views. But we can't let it take over our lives, right? I personaly am not a religous person, but I respect other people's religions. Why can't religious people respect the choices that other people make about themselves? >>Since this nation is approximately 80% Christian, the Bible should be considered one of the main references in this debate. I disagree with using the Bible as one of the main references in this debate. Like you said yourself 80 % of the USA is Christian. However, are we supposed to forget about the other 20% because they are the minority? Why should the majority's opinion matter over someone else's life?? If you are a homosexual person, would you want people looking into your life and shunning you just because you are gay?? >>Now, as marriage in the Bible is defined as a union between a man and a woman, the term "gay marriage" can never exist. However, if there is truly to be a separation between church and state, this should not matter. Just because the Bible says that marraige is between a man and a woman, it does not mean that it has to be so. The USA does not have a national religion, and therefore you can't pull a religous argument into a debate talking about the USA. You can't say that because most people are religious, all of the USA has to be religious and follow all of the same beliefs presented by certain religions. >>Being Catholic, I don't think that being gay is exactly right, but I am a very accepting person and that everyone has a right to do whatever they want in the privacy of their own homes. No arguement there. >>Since a marriage is public, however, it is affecting others as the most sacred of all unions is defiled. I do feel that a middle ground can be reached. Civil unions do not shun gays from society and allow them to be together. This doesn't defile the union of marriage and creates a compromise that should be acceptable to both parties. Definition of civil union from Merriam Webster: the legal status that ensures to same-sex couples specified rights and responsibilities of married couples. In other words, civil unions is just another name for gay marriage. Also, how do gay marriages shun gays from society?? Also, marriages do not have to be public. You can have a small ceremony and small reception, and have it not be public. And civil unions are also public, if you ask someone who is gay, and they say that they have a civil union with another person, it would affect you in the same way, because civil unions and marriages are pretty much the same thing. The crux of my arguement is that gay people are still people, and they deserve the same rights as all of us, and they should be able to marry someone of the same gender. Imagine a world with more gay people than hetrosexual people. Imagine that in this world, gay marriages are the norm, and hetrosexual marriages are shunned. How would you feel if you lived in this world, and if you are married to someone of the other gender, you would be shunned from society? Thank you