That proposition is going to come in for some considerable fire for violating the "equal rights under the law" that is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. Specifically, since the Constitution prohibits the establishment of religion (any of the many), it mandates the operation of the mechanics of government be carried out in a secular manner. This changes the "moral" objection (a primarily religious one) to same-sex marriage to a matter of contract law. Bear in mind that it is the granting of the license that validates a marriage in the eyes of the government, not the ceremony; all the ceremony does is provide the required (by law) witnesses. In the eyes of the state a ceremony without license carries no validity. To take it to the ultimate, would you want to be prohibited from availing yourself of the services of a talented carpenter or craftsman because of {insert-random-reason-here}? It's the same thing.Since1982 wrote:With what recently happened in the USA voting, it's prop 8 I'm referring to, a proposition to stop gay or same sex marriages from being legal.
As far as that belaboured passage from Deuteronomy is concerned, it's only valid for those who hold fast to the tenets of the Old Testament. It is irrelevant for everybody else. So, if you're a guy and you run your life based on the Old Testament, don't wear skirts. Everybody else, however, is free to do so if they so desire.