Reply #83: As I said before, [View All]

[The Quizzical Toad]

That is exactly how I see it. The government ought to not recognize any marriages, straight or gay. Marriage is ultimately a matter of opinion (in many cases, religious opinion). The government ought only concern itself with "civil unions", which would involve the rights we consider under marriage law today. The government could certainly recognize civil unions between any two consenting adults, regardless of the genders of the people in question.

The law exists to protect rights, not to promote opinions in morality. I can understand individuals questioning the validity of "gay marriage", as such is ultimately a matter of opinion. But only a bigot would oppose "civil unions" for gay people when understood in the manner which I outlined above.