POLITICS - Culture War on Gays

This IS an issue about equal treatment under the law, human and civil rights, and not allowing religious based doctrine to be imposed by law. ANYONE being gay, and having the same rights as non-gays, has ABSOLUTELY no effect on non-gay and their rights.

Allowing gay marriage does NOT force ANY religion to perform gay marriages, it's their choice. Allowing gay marriage has the state issue marriage licenses and perform state (civil) marriages.

ALSO: Anglican Church in North America

Since there is no binding authority in the Communion, these international bodies are a vehicle for consultation and persuasion. In recent years, persuasion has tipped over into debates over conformity in certain areas of doctrine, discipline, worship, and ethics. The most notable example has been the objection of many provinces of the Communion (particularly in Africa and Asia) to the changing role of homosexuals in the North American churches (e.g., by blessing same-sex unions and ordaining and consecrating gays and lesbians in same-sex relationships), and to the process by which changes were undertaken. Those who objected condemned these actions as unscriptural, unilateral, and without the agreement of the Communion prior to these steps being taken. In response, the American Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada answered that the actions had been undertaken after lengthy scriptural and theological reflection, legally in accordance with their own canons and constitutions and after extensive consultation with the provinces of the Communion.

So this issue would prevent the free choice of the Anglican Church in North America from performing gay marriages if they choose.

ANY law restricting marriage for gays IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL in my book.

From a non-gay

"The Politics of Gay Marriage: Biden Remarks Rekindle Culture War" PBS Newshour 5/7/2012

Excerpt

VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN: I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties.

And quite frankly, I don't see much of a distinction beyond that.