Quote Originally Posted by popcornbird


And to compare them with gays, that just does not make any sense. You can't compare apples and oranges. The government doesn't want gays to marry, not because 'they control family life'. Its because marriage is between man and woman, and that is how God made mankind, and made the world, and the reason He made two genders, and that's just how it is, and has been, from day 1.
This is slightly off-topic and please don't think my disagreeing with your view is a slight on you because you always post in a respectful and polite manner.

That said, I have a real problem with this argument. It's one I've heard many times before. "Gays can't marry because God made marriage between a man and a woman." In America, government is not supposed to be ruled by religion. Even if one thinks marriage should only between a man and a woman because of their religion, our government should NOT take that into account when making a decision. If you take religion out of the picture, I can't think of any reasons that gays should not be allowed to marry.

If any religion disapproved of gay marriage, they should have the right to not perform the ceremony but there is no reason two men or two women should not be allowed to marry in a civil ceremony at the courthouse if they wish to do so.