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It might say that marriage is a right, but it obviously isn't since the Fed. Gov doesn't recognize is. But you can't go by what the Gov't says - anything that is done "normally" is a right.
In this country marriage is a legal binding of two people. God is not involved in the LEGAL, CIVIL marriage.
If you want to have a religious marriage, that is fine, but not everyone in this country believes in your god, and some churches are perfectly fine with same sex marriage.
Many same sex couple are raising children, and should be afforded the same protections as any other family.
If YOU don't like that, too bad.
Most states don't even have civil unions for same sex couples, and where they are legal they are not EVER equal to the state and federal benefits and privileges that go with a marriage license.
Sorry, but being an American citizen entitles me to the same benefits as every other American citizen. Quit trying to deny rights, and privileges that our constitution guarantees to EVERY American citizen.
I don't like that, but apparently it isn't too bad, because the states don't have to recognize it. The Constitution DOES NOT mention marriage, which is why the states administer it. If a state's citizens want homosexual marriage, they can act accordingly, but not force others to do so. Marriage is a religious institution anyway. The Gov't got involved because they saw that they could make money off of it.
I don't like that, but apparently it isn't too bad, because the states don't have to recognize it. The Constitution DOES NOT mention marriage, which is why the states administer it. If a state's citizens want homosexual marriage, they can act accordingly, but not force others to do so. Marriage is a religious institution anyway. The Gov't got involved because they saw that they could make money off of it.
Charles Sands
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Actually, the "Full Faith and Credit" clause dictates that states MUST recognize the marriages of other states, even if the "citizens of one state" wouldn't allow that same marriage to take place in their own.
For example, several states allow what is essentially child marriage. As long as it's heterosexual, anyway. If a 13 year old gets married in state A, and moves to state B, state B must still recognize the validity of the marriage, even if they don't allow 13 year olds.
That's how it works in these UNITED States of America.
Currently, DOMA prevents gay marriages had in some states from being recognized in other states. Repeal of DOMA is a good first step. That way, even if backwoods state X doesn't want to PERFORM the marriage in their borders, people can still go elsewhere and get married, and return and have their benefits and rights.
I don't like that, but apparently it isn't too bad, because the states don't have to recognize it. The Constitution DOES NOT mention marriage, which is why the states administer it. If a state's citizens want homosexual marriage, they can act accordingly, but not force others to do so. Marriage is a religious institution anyway. The Gov't got involved because they saw that they could make money off of it.
Charles Sands
37129
The constitution does mention that states are not allowed to deny rights, and privileges to one American citizen that is granted to another American citizen.
States are not allowed to discriminate based on gender either. They are discriminating by not allowing a woman to enter a contract that a man can enter into.
Bob can enter into a marriage contract with Jane, but Jill can't enter into a marriage contract with Jane.
Marriage was around long before the church got involved in it. You might want to study the history of marriage.
You make my point, that the Federal Government has no business being involved in marriage at all, since it has always been a religious ceremony.
Except it hasn't. In fact, in the Middle Ages, the church wanted nothing to do with marriage, considering it a strictly secular matter.
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