I don't see why it shouldn't be permitted. Seems to me that the only reason anyone has that it shouldn't be allowed is that the "bible says it" but if we are going to base all our laws off of what the bible says, shouldn't we also be stoning people for committing adultery, killing children for disrespecting their parents, and not allowing women to teach, speak, or even think for themselves?

Seems to me like the opposition should take some time to rethink their position, among other things.....

I have no problem with gay marriage. I don't understand why some people are against it...it is not like you are getting married to a homosexual person.

This shouldn't be a big issue.

" 'Sexual orientation' does not constitute a quality comparable to race, ethnic background, etc., in respect to nondiscrimination. Therefore, it is not unjust, for example, to limit the bond of marriage to the union of a woman and a man. It is not unjust to oppose granting to homosexual couples benefits that in justice should belong to marriage alone. When marriage is redefined so as to make other relationships equivalent to it, the institution of marriage is devalued and further weakened. The weakening of this basic institution at all levels and by various forces has already exacted too high a social cost." i have no problem with gay marriage.We must equally respect their relationship like how we respect our relationship.I guess I just don't understand how people can be so passionately hateful about something that won't affect their lives one bit.

Of course. If you don't like it, then don't get one. Alcohol is legalized but that doesn't mean that we all should drink one. If you don't like it, then don't. If you do, do it without harming others. Very simple logic, but apparently very hard to grasp.

I agree. It should be permitted. Love is love. no matter what age, gender, race, or sexual orientation.

Gay people are always going to be gay. Many gays want to get married, so why not let them? They're just going to protest and cause problems if it's made illegal. People act like if we let gays get married then everyone is going to turn gay.

Marriage is more of a social and cultural thing now than religious so the Bible is holding less and less weight in the argument. If homosexuals love one another as heterosexuals do, they shoould be able to celebrate their love for one another in a meaningful way.

Just because it isn't the norm, and it doesn't bode well for the human race does not mean it is wrong and homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to marry. In fact it is because it isn't the norm that it's ok. Just because gay marriage is allwoed doesn't mean everyone is going to become gay and children will cease to enter the world.

And if the Bible does say these things then surely gay marriage is acceptable, they're the ones who'll be punished not you so why do you care?

First of all the present consequences.. Being gay is legal in most of the nations. Second... When you question their existence you insult them, N no one really likes that. Besides... There are bigger issues today that need attention instead of quarreling over the harmless relationship. If it seems inappropriate to you, you can stay out of it.

Government shouldn't decide on who gets married to whom. This is an individual decision. Besides marriage has been historically an church ritual.

I just wish Jesus would make his second coming and clarify if homosexuality is wrong or not. Im dying to know if God hate homosexuality or not.

Let the religious establishments keep their outdated rules and regulations concerning the ever advancing and evolving entity which is the human race, eventually they will govern no one as more and more people realize their flawed system and lack of truth. Let’s not let it have control any longer.

I move for an option that enables any couple to be united if they choose to. Let the state write a document that joins them in this case and do away with the goofy ceremonies and ancient traditions that are older than grave dust.

Or better yet, let us recognize marriage and other outdated “laws” and traditions as what they are, restrictions prescribed during a time when everything from the sun to human psychology was misunderstood. Why do we feel the need to marry in the first place? Save for the laws restricting unmarried couples in certain situations, aren’t they just public announcements anyway? Couldn’t these laws be changed to fit our culture as we see fit and as we grow and change over the millennia?

It is retarded to even vote to allow gay marriage or not. I support it but there is no reason to be against it. To me, it is like if my mom stops me from eating fruit loops and say: "Gay marriage is now legal." I will be like "who cares?" and look at her in weird way. lol

Im not negative towards the issue at all. But it is stupid to discuss it when it is obviously it is the right thing to do to allow anybody to get married.

This is what makes us ignorant to even have to vote to make it legal or not. Make it illegal and i will be dissapointed. But the fact that we have to vote when it is obviously right to allow it is pure ignorance. Sorry no disrespect. :)

I don't care... As long as you don't bug me!

Marriage should be allowed regardless of the participants gender. The only things I can think of to disallow marriage are age and consent. Marriage is about the people getting married, strangers not approving in a marriage should not even be a factor to be considered. Also, a lot of people like to include religion in this argument. With so many different beliefs, I think it should be left out, but as a Christian, isn't it taught that God loves everyone? and that Jesus says not to judge? So, why shouldn't God approve, and who is one person to decide another person's orientation?

The separation of church and state is not evident at all in the idea that gay marriage should be illegal. People who are religious are trying to inflict their beliefs that gays are automatically sinners just because they happen to like their same sex onto everyone else, including children. We fought a deadly civil war in order to make it so our children won't grow up to be prejudiced against people who don't look the same as us. Should we really discriminate against people who are the same as us but just like their same gender romantically?

It seems that the only real argument against gay marriage is because the bible says it is wrong. That is your personal belief and your personal opinion, don't force it on to others. The bible says homosexuality is a sin and you extend this to say that gay marriage should not be allowed. Fine, don't get married to someone of the same gender as you.

No one's forcing you to marry someone of the same gender. If your personal belief system tells you that it is wrong then fine, don't have same-sex partners. That doesn't mean you need to go around inflicting your dogma onto the general population.

Now, you cannot possibly say that it is immoral and then quote the bible. Blind obedience to ancient texts is about as far away from morality as you can get. The bible isn't a moral code just because it holds conservative view points.

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If the bible really was a source of infallible morals, then it should be perfectly moral to:

Sell one's daughters as sex slaves (Exodus 21:7-11)

Kill adulterers (Leviticus 20:10)

Kill blasphemers (Leviticus 24:10-16)

Rape women (Isaiah 13:15-18)

Kill women, babies and children (Isaiah 14:21), (Hosea 9:11-16), (Ezekiel 9:5-7), (Exodus 12:29-30), (Isaiah 13:15-18).

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Morality should be something which can be discussed with reason, logic and evidence. There is no logical reason why homosexuality is wrong. By denying homosexuals the right to marry you are creating a second class of people; you are discriminating against them by saying that they are not worthy of long-term, legally recognised relationships, yet heterosexuals are.

Personally, I think love is equal, whether is in the form of a man and a woman, a man with a man, or a woman with a woman.

Not to be judgmental, but one Christian belief is that God loves everyone, we are all his children.

Then when you turn on the TV, you see the very same people who believe that God loves everyone start riots about the gay marriage law passed. They keep saying that being homosexual is a sin, and an abomination.

As a wise man once told me: That issue is between that person and God. Its not our job to tell people what they should and shouldn't do with their life. If that person has sinned, then let them take it up with the Lord himself.

I'm not trying to be biased about the Christian faith, just the two things seem to go hand and hand with each other.

It is now 2015 and the Supreme Court has made Gay Marriage the law of the land.