ocean515
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They are free to oppose same sex marriage in their personal lives and even be upset that same sex couples can legally marry, but to attempt to prevent others from getting legal recognition for their relationships simply based on "I don't approve of such relationships" without being able to show any actual legitimate societal concern beyond "morality concerns" for them goes against the Constitution to maintain restrictions on those marriages in the law.
It is not absurd at all. And if it were just a few people in support of this, then it would not have been an issue at all because an Amendment would have been passed back in the early 2000s to stop it. Now, we have majority support for same sex marriage. I'm not gay but have supported same sex couples getting married since I was old enough to understand that they couldn't get married but opposite sex couples could and that this was because of laws in our country.
Yes they are free to do so. They should be respected in their beliefs, just as those who support same sex marriage should be respected in theirs.
Like you, I have no problem at all with same sex marriage. I base it on the law. Whether due process, or equal protection. In the end, I don't see how the government could oppose it. I do see a massive slippery slope, which is always a concern of mine.
Perhaps I'm not articulating it well. To me, the greatest catalyst for the acrimony contained in the issue is the use of gay marriage as a vehicle for a much greater agenda. I think that is where the opposition to the concept is coming from, as opposed to actual rejection of the right.