SEE BELOW: Can you answer a flawless question?

Question

Question: In a country where there is a established seperation of church and state, what justification does the "state" have as to not allow gay couples to be recognized as married? This is to say that they are not viewed as married in the churches eyes (which they should also but anyway) but in the eyes of the courts of the United States. It will be interesting to see if anyone can see a hole in this flawless question. To note, I am not gay but have friends who are and I feel they should be able to get married if they wish.

Regards,

Nicholi

Answer 1

I do not see a hole. Church can interfer with gays getting married under the church but due to separation of church and state the state cannot interfer with gays getting married under the state.

Answer 2

People take the separation of church and state much too far. What the founding fathers had in mind when they said that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, they wanted to avoid state-run churches and/or government controlled religions.

It's sad that it's come this far. However, I can see how you would interpret the 1st Amendment that way, I guess it does come down to the definition of marriage. One man, one woman. If you let homosexuals marry, what's wrong with letting people and animals marry?

Answer 3

You pose a great question there and are in right as to what does the church have to do with this since it is a legal issue. But, then poor ex President Carter had to admit to Playboy he had 'lusted' and there went the Moral Majority afterwards on the bandwagon of lobbying and into politics and now we no longer have separation of church and state. They have become one and the same now. And we have bashed other countries for what we ourselves have been doing for a long time now. Furthermore, I agree with you and your way of stating this issue but since in the United States there is no longer a separation of church and state, this is why gays don't have these rights.

Answer 4

You have to ask who control the STATE?!
Majority of lawmakers and cabinets almost 100% of heterosexuals who are hypocritical, bias, prejudice, double-standard, ignorance and oppressive. If they could turn religion to be 'secular' and less influential, they also could turn religion for their benefits!
The state also is well-known for maintaining status quo and control mass society as a whole. At the same time hide behind/abuse 'religion' to oppose same-sex marriage. If being married (gay ) is a sin, what about abortion, condoms, extra-marital affairs, sex before marriage etc! I like to mention it as- HYPOCRITE!
On the contrary, they are shouting how democratic/human rights/leader of the free world etc to the society based on particular issues pertaining only to their principles, belief, idelogy. It serves for majority and not minority! If you are minority it is not easy to gain your right as individual. Example, equal rights, immigration and racism!
They failed to recognize that people comes with different color, shapes, preferences, sexuality, lifestyle, culture and background. Moreover, they try not to see/respect it from different perspectives and it seems religion is the ultimate instituition/ tool stop homosexual community in this 21st century! Sad but that is how democracy works nowdays!

Answer 5

Why not just have a ceremony, call your selves married, but nix the piece of paper? If love is the reason for marrying don't let the government recognition stop you. Marriage is not about insurance or tax breaks or legal protection, it is about love.

Answer 6

I agree, from a political point of view. Its giving rights to people who prefer to marry the opposite sex but not to people who want to marry the same sex. IF we are truly free we should be able to marry whoever we want and enjoy the same benefits and rights as anyone else.

Answer 7

Morals. You have to get a marriage license thru the state.