You are preaching the exact opposite of the Scriptures, the exact opposite of the New Testament, here: you would like your neighbor, and her/his family and children, to continue to live without the very same protections and treatment that you enjoy. You are preaching for them to be treated hurtfully and differently when visiting their spouse or child in the hospital, to be denied the health benefits you have automatically, and denied many other basic protections in our nation's laws.

Unlike Iran, Saudi Arabia, and many other nations, our laws are civil code, not religious doctrine. But the legislative approach you support is anything but Christian, as you hold the Bible in one hand, and discrimination in the other.

God blesses a man and a woman when they join their hearts together in marriage.

As soon as Christians stand up and speak their convictions they are immediately labeled with such hateful words as bigots, discrimination and all other kind of labels that does not represent God's love for a man and a woman in marriage.

Why are we afraid of absolutes ? Our nation will only become weaker and weaker as we travel down the road of no abaolutes. The more that we remove God from our society the weaker our nation will become.

We cannot let this happen.

Marriage is a sacred institution that God initiated between a man and a woman. We must stand for what God desires in our nation. One womand and one man.

One Nation Under God.

Ron Brumbaugh

Thus, according to Jenny's logic, we should ban marriage for people in poverty because we don't think it's an optimal atmosphere to raise children.

John Lewis is right, when you strip away all the noise from the anti-gay marriage movement, the argument boils down, essentially, to "ewwww".

This movement is about love and human dignity. I'm sure there's a lot of human dignity to see in Jennifer; probably some very good things she does every day.

The law fully protects Jennifer's human dignity in her role as a spouse and mother; it protects the human dignity of her children; it protects her in caring for her loved ones.

I'm so thankful that people like John Lewis, and the late Mrs. King, understand that those dignities are universal.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-03-24-king-marriage_x.htm

"I've heard the reasons for opposing civil marriage for same-sex couples. Cut through the distractions, and they stink of the same fear, hatred, and intolerance I have known in racism and in bigotry."
- Congressman John Lewis

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2003/10/25/at_a_crossroads_on_gay_unions/

Seriously? Fuck you! Only someone who takes for granted the right to visit her loved ones in a hospital or not be kicked out of her house when her partner dies would ask such a stupid question. I pity the sad, lonely, pathetic man who finally ends up settling for the quiet desperation that would be marriage to you.

I see your point. It's comprehensive and subtle. It takes guts to come on here and argue your point.

I think is is exactly what the Gathering Storm predicted!