One of the biggest faux pas our founding fathers made in regards to separation of church and state is they, along with all of the politicians that have followed them, was making the licensing of marriage into a state-run policy. Marriage was created by religion and religious people. It was created by religion way back when to promote morality in most societies. Our government continued this religious tradition and made it into something that guarantees additional rights to married people. So now we have it to where people who do not believe in conventional marriage are not allowed some of these rights.

So here we are today with the gay marriage debate. It's my opinion that the government should stay out of consenting adults' bedrooms but still guarantee equal rights, including the ones they give to straight married people. Give marriage back to the people that created it and who believe in what it actually is and always has been. And while your at it recognize the alternative partnerships that exist and extend the tax breaks and other legal benefits to them.

There was a time when I wasn't quite as open minded about this...but after examining the facts and paying attention to other's points of view on this I've changed my mind quite a bit.

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