[sageridder]

For me this issue isn't about religious belief or condoning someones lifestyle.To me it boils down to equal rights for individuals under the law.Kinda like the way the jim crow laws were struck down with the idea that "seperate but equal is inherently unequal".Whether or not the church recognizes these unions should not (IMHO) effect them being recognized by the goverment.As tax paying united states citizens I believe they should be afforded any and all privileges and rights afforded to all other citizens.It seems completely ridiculous to me that in 24 of these here united states it's completely legal to marry your first cousin, yet in these same states it's illegal to marry someone of the same sex because it offends the delicate sensibilities of those governing those said states.