Gay Marriage Unconstitutional?

[evilbutterfly]

Separation of church and state does NOT mean what everyone seems to think it does. It does not mean "cannot legislate according to morality of the masses" but it means that a religion cannot sport a political platform. In other words, Gordon B. Hinckley, president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, can not run for office.

That's definitely not the only implication of the phrase. Inconsistent precidence and unclear wording makes separation of church and state a little bit confusing, though. Courts and laws have gone both ways, supporting it sometimes (as most people see it) and going against it other times. I think it applies in this case, though, since the arguement is mainly religious in nature. They can't make a law that says we all have to get married in the traditional Catholic way (or any specific marriage ceremony) because it'd support one religion and limit the practice of others.

Originally Posted by Chardishzard

Gay people have, and always have had, the right to marry, just like straight people.

The issue is that gay people aren't happy with the current definition of marriage, as it doesn't allow them to marry the people they want to marry, so they want to change it.

That's the worst arguement against gay marriage I've ever seen. You could use that crap ass arguement in basically any case. Oh yeah, just because there's no legal definition for black people being more than 3/5 of a person they shouldn't get rights. Yeah guys let's completely ignore them. yay!