If marriage is just a sign of love, as Tonya put it, then why can't gay couples just go on without that certificate? Obviously, the certificate doesn't mean anything if it's just about love. If it's just about love, then why do gay couples needs the drawbacks that hetero couple have?
Why shouldn't they? Why should they be denied the same rights hetero couples have? Why do hetero couples need that certificate?

It's illegal for just anyone to carry a concealed weapon. You have to get it approved, and registered/licensed, among other things. Does that mean I should growl about me wanting to have a gun, but I'm only 16 so I can't?? No.
I think it's very bizzare that you use such a comparison.
A gun is capable of harming someone, killing somone.

Two people of the same sex getting married, gettings rights that every other married couple has, and getting a piece of paper saying that they're in love and are together -- will not hurt someone or kill someone.

There's a reason homosexual couples can't get married - it's ILLEGAL! Judges were trying to amend the laws, and that's not their job. I propose we change the marriage laws and say I can marry my dog because I just love her SO much! Woot. Not. Why? Because it's illegal. I think it's PATHETIC that states even had to put an admentment change question on the ballots this election. I think it's pathetic that judges took matters into their own hands just because they thought it was wrong. I find it even more pathetic that people in this country are proposing we allow homosexual couples get married.
I think it's pretty damn pathetic the way some people think about Homosexuals.
The reason you cannot marry your dog is because your dog cannot say "I do". Again, your comparisons are pretty bizzare.

why can't issues that MATTER to people be based on religion?
Not everyone believes in the same religion, nor does everyone believe in "God", thus laws should not be made on the beliefs of a religion.

Also, I forget what exactly my teacher said, but he said something along the lines that the country wasn't founded on religion, but something else. I'm not saying that it's factual, but that's what he said.