Is there any reason, other than religious, our justice system doesn't allow same sex marriage?

Question

Anywhere in the Constitution that says that man and man, or woman and woman, shouldn't marry?
How can a religious sentiment , or even personal, dictate the laws of the country? State and religion, separate, anyone....?

Orthodox Tex.......
Child molestors don't always go for the same sex hon, many are sick men that go for young girls.....and that's not really what I was asking.

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure that the US Constitution doesn't contain any rules about who is allowed to marry who. That will soon change if our christian fundamentalist friends get their way.
The sad fact is that there is no real separation of church & state. The constitution specifically forbids the establishment of a state religion, but that does not mean that religion cannot influence politics. Just take GWB for example, "God wanted me to be president."
The bottom line is this: if the majority of the country thinks something should be illegal, it probably will be illegal, until the opposition can garner enough support to overturn it. Since the majority of the country is christian, and homophobic, same-sex marriages are likely to be outlawed, at least in conservative states.

Answer 2

Well, no, it isn't in the Constitution, that's why the freaks keep talking about a Constitutional Amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman. If it were in there, the fight would be by people who think people should marry who they want, to Amend it the other way.

As far as I know, the people who are against gay marriage do it for what they consider religious reasons, though not all religious people oppose gay marriage.

At the moment, although a majority of Americans oppose a Constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage, a majority oppose allowing gay marriage (that is, they don't want to allow it, but don't want to go as far as amending the Constitution).

This is a relatively new issue. My sense is that the younger generations are much more tolerant, on the whole.

It will take some time, but within a few decades, I believe, gayness will become a "so what" issue, and people will be allowed to marry whoever they want.

Answer 3

I'm not saying our laws COME from the 10 commandments, but they do relate whether some people like it or not.

As for certain laws such as those that forbid same-sex marriage. You can blame it entirely on religion if you want (since that's all we see in the media) but that would be an over-simplification.

The word "religion" is a joke anyway. Those who are "religious" are the ones who hate. They're the ones who steal, beat their wives, get drunk, and talk about their friends behind their backs, then go to church on Sunday so they can call themselves a Christian.

They're the ones you see on the 10:00 news. After all, they make interesting news.

You seldom hear about the true Christians. They're too boring for the news media. They're the ones going about their lives peacably, not demonstrating against gays, or blowing up buildings, or killing in the name of religion.

Answer 4

I hear you on this. Gotta love antidisestablishmentarianism. (I had to use the word, it's not everyday I get to use it). If I ran the circus, I'd do this:

1) Revoke the word "marriage" out of every law. It just brings up disagreement between too many people.

2) Make every partnership legal under the term "civil union." That way, every one is equal and religion is no longer directly in contact with the law. The right gets what they want, the left gets what they want, and the argument over the definition can rage on in English/ Religious contexts, not legal contexts, where it belongs.

I really can't see any way around this solution...

Answer 5

Yes, religion aside. Man/Man and Woman/Woman relationships would wreak havoc on many systems. Social Security, Insurance Companies, and other financially based industries would have to contend with extending those benefits to same-sex couples. As it stands right now, a Man/Woman couple......the woman or man could rightfully collect on the others social security benefits under certain conditions. Gay couples are not afforded that benefit.

It's all about the money.

Answer 6

It is ridiculous,.. there is no reason any couple should not get married,
It works just fine here in Canada, in fact my mother is friends with a couple men who got married who have been together for 20 years. Why shouldnt they have the same rights? why should anyone else care?

I am not gay, but have been down to gay pride in Toronto, one hell of a party. So much so, in fact that many many straight people who live in Toronto, the group I went with was straight, go to gay pride. It is supposed to be as good as gay pride in san francisco,

I am proud of my city for the openess and acceptance of gay.

Answer 7

No, there is no other reason.

If a ban were to be enacted and constitutionalized, I personally believe it would be like prohibition.
After a few years of people rebelling and throwing tantrums, everyone will realize that, "durr", it wasn't such a bright idea to begin with and only caused more trouble than it was worth.

Answer 8

Because we are set up on a policy of majority rules and at this present time the majority of the country does not want same sex marriages.

Answer 9

Do you want to see a 16 year old boy (or girl) be coerced into marrying his molester?

In a lot of states, 14 is the age of consent without parental permission. So, a child molester could coerce his (or her) victim into marriage if both are of the same gender.

Answer 10

I agree! And, no there is no dictate in the original Constitution regarding who can marry whom.