11 States Ban Gay Marriage

WhoDat · 11-03-2004, 08:10 AM

In America, how can this happen? I simply don't understand it. How can religion, which has no place in government in this country, be allowed to determine a person's access to civil liberties afforded every other person in the country? Employment law has already disallowed discrimination based on sexual preference. How then, can people vote to create laws that minimize the rights of gays simply b/c they're gay? Can anyone make an argument against gay marriage that doesn't involve religion?

11-03-2004, 08:10 AM	#1
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	11 States Ban Gay Marriage In America, how can this happen? I simply don't understand it. How can religion, which has no place in government in this country, be allowed to determine a person's access to civil liberties afforded every other person in the country? Employment law has already disallowed discrimination based on sexual preference. How then, can people vote to create laws that minimize the rights of gays simply b/c they're gay? Can anyone make an argument against gay marriage that doesn't involve religion?
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631