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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid
HejiraNYC,
Do you deny that Jesus is the Christ?
I'm not asking for a diatribe, just a yes or no.
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See? To me, religion has absolutely zero relevence in this issue... it is simply a distractive wedge. Folks who are fighting for gay marriage are not doing so to break the back of organized religion; they are pushing for equal protection & opportunity under the law. The US may be an overwhelmingly Christian nation, but it is not a theocracy, and our 200+ year old constitution lays that out pretty clearly. Gay marriage proponents are not fighting for the church to recognize or condone their unions... they are simply pushing for equality under the law. This boils down to economics, not religion. It is my opinion that individual churches should be allowed to decide whether or not they wish to recognize or perform same sex unions under the protective umbrella of religious freedom. However, every state should recognize same sex unions legally so that homosexual couples have the same legal protections & economic advantages as their heterosexual counterparts.