What's funny is that fundamentally, I agree with them, in that I don't believe that gay marriage is right, or the gay lifestyle for that matter.
However, that's my PERSONAL belief, I don't expect to hoist that upon the general populace as policy, as I believe in and respect the separation of Church & State.
They give Christians and Christianity a bad name with the hard RW fundamentalist nonsense & kookery.
You see, I am just not opposed to the idea, I don't know that I support so much as it really isn't that big a deal. In my opinion, it is among the least important things we have to worry about in this country.
To the bold, speaking as a borderline Atheist/recovering Catholic, you are absolutely correct.
I agree with their core reasons for it, in that I don't think it's good for society. There's a lot of things that humans would like to do that is not good for them. Let's take alcohol for instance...it kills braincells, every single sip does. But you can't stop that, so let them do it. Same goes for weed.
A man and woman IS the ideal situation to build a family, and by so doing build society, within the realms of marriage, but when society has reached the point where they want to discard that then you have to let them.
God has set rules for mankind, he doesn't force them upon us, He encourages us and wants us to follow them, but it's our choice. RW fundamnetlists want to FORCE their every whim and belief upon people...something that God Himself does. not. do.
They go so far that they make up stuff and lie and cheat to convince and coeace people to do what they want them to do. The OPPOSITE of what being a Christian is. So clearly they aren't Christlike, or anyone who sinks to such depths to argue their case.
The Biblical definition of sin is disobedience to God, so that includes "small sins" such as little white lies and "big sins" such as murder and homosexuality. But guess what...to God they are all equal. So who am I to focus on one or they other, to bash and lambaste and campaign upon WHILE ignoring all the others sins?
No...that's not God's will either.
So let the people do what they want, they'll do it anyway, and then let the consequences come.
There's a verse that the RW fundamentalist would do well to heed, it's found here:
Joshua 24:15 KJV - And if it seem evil unto you to serve - Bible Gateway
That's what I try to live by.