I absolutely can't believe that you posted this, today, because I just got into an argument with my boss about this two days ago. Of course, he is perfectly fine with the "civil union" concept, but couldn't come up with one solid argument other than "that's the way it's always been". How nice that he and others like him weren't around during slavery or before women had the right to vote.

I guess what really irks me about the people who are proponents of these views is that they tend to define themselves as "pro-American" (as if I'm not), but the beauty of America is supposed to be the freedom each person has to do what is right for that person...Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness and all of that. To oppose gay marriage and keep people from having the chance to legalize their commitments simply because they don't believe in it even though it doesn't detract from their own marriages or effect them in any way is contrary to everything that America is supposed to represent. I can't think of anything more mean-spirited and judgmental. It really makes me sad. Now, I am not a huge believer in marriage, myself, because it just never seemed necessary to me to further my commitment to someone. However, simply because I don't believe in it doesn't mean that I would force my views into the legal system to effect others, and neither should anyone else.

Thank you so much for bringing this up. This has been swirling around in my head for the past two days. I am totally with you on this subject and I am interested to see if anyone can come up with some sort of logical argument against gay marriage, but it's hard to imagine.
Lisa