Gay marriage

Now, you say that "real" progress is not restricting Christian churches and businesses, and that homosexuals should just go somewhere else. I would like to point out the fact that a church is not forced to conduct a gay marriage, and I am going to assume that you are talking about cake companies and the such when you bring up "Christian businesses. " What you are talking about is called segregation, which we had in America before. If you have a business, you are open to the public, meaning your beliefs shouldn't interfere with money making. You use the Constitution to support yourself, and the first amendment does say that you have a right to practice your freedoms. But, it also says, the government "shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion," meaning that the government's choices must be secular and logical, not based on any archaic religious rules. You go on to rant about children, how homosexuals cannot have children, and a delirious hypothetical situation with a "society of gay people," and state that all the kids they will adopt will be homosexual and that the torch will burn out. You are assuming the fact that marriage is all about raising children and that there will be no straight couples, which is an impossibility. The Supreme Courts decision did not make everyone in the United States gay, at least I hope not, because then your anecdote would become true, if it wasn't for one detail. You say that "Gay parents will most likely end up with gay children. " This is incorrect. Many straight children come out of homosexual households, because they are taught that your love for another person is natural and it varies from person to person. If marriage was all about children, why are barren people allowed to get hitched? What about couples that refuse to make kids? A lot of Christians say that our country was founded on their values, and this is just incorrect. While most of the population was Christian, nearly all the founding fathers were deists, meaning they believed that a god had created the universe and the natural processes, but didn't treat any species special or set any special rules. I find it a hypocritical of Christians to use the Bible to support their argument, even though the first amendment says that the government shall not cater to any religions. The Bible also bans jewelry and revealing clothing (1 Timothy 2:9), foods we eat all the time (Leviticus 7), tattoos (Leviticus 19:28), remarrying (Mark 10:11), women speaking in churches (1 Corinthians 14:34), mixed breeds and hybrids and clothes with mixed fabrics (Leviticus 19:19), shaving and getting round haircuts (Leviticus 19:27). Why are these things allowed but homosexuality isn't? Because gays are a minority and people's views didn't evolve like they did for things like shellfish. I believe in the evolution of marriage. It has been interpreted in many ways by different cultures and societies. The original "traditional marriage" allowed for a man to have side-wives called concubines. Here in America, "traditional marriage" used to mean "one man and one woman of the same race. " Why do our definitions change over time? Because everything changes over time. Marriage, since it was integrated into the government, has become a secular milestone in most relationships. That's why atheists can get married. I think we need to accept our homosexual population into society. Denying them marriage is creating discrimination. Thousands of homosexuals die every year due to bullying, segregating, discriminating, belief-bashing, etc. Marriage is a statement on how close you and your lover are, and as long as they are both above the age threshold and its consensual, I see nothing wrong with allowing two people to love each just as much as a straight couple.