Gay Marriage legalized in the United States

To me it's pretty simple, the government shouldn't have anything to do with a religious cermony (sepereation of church and state, eh?). Gays should be allowed to married, because it has nothing to do with the state, but no priest or priestess should be forced to wed faggots. I don't really get why homosexuals would want to take part in a religious cermony (within the abrahamic religions) which condemns their way of life. Gay marriage shouldn't be a matter of legal or illegal, it ought to be between the couple and the religious or spiritual constituancy which they decide to belong to. Civil unions however, ought to be readily availbile to people regardless of sexual orientation.

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To me it's pretty simple, the government shouldn't have anything to do with a religious cermony (sepereation of church and state, eh?). Gays should be allowed to married, because it has nothing to do with the state, but no priest or priestess should be forced to wed faggots. I don't really get why homosexuals would want to take part in a religious cermony (within the abrahamic religions) which condemns their way of life. Gay marriage shouldn't be a matter of legal or illegal, it ought to be between the couple and the religious or spiritual constituancy which they decide to belong to. Civil unions however, ought to be readily availbile to people regardless of sexual orientation.

I could be wrong here, but I think marriage currently warrants the benefits of a legally wed couple over just a close relationship between the two, which isn't legally binding.

Yeah, that's why I mentioned civil unions which gives the same tax-breaks and benefits of marriage, as far as I know.