Signed into law by Dem president B. Clinton. Marriage will only be accepted as one man and one woman. Same sex marriage shall not be recognized. Today the dems are back pedaling and want to acknowledge same sex marriage. Oh the hypocrisy. It never stops.

It is never ending

Why should government be involved in marriage at all?

Impossible to legislate parenthood or morals in general. Its taught in the home or at one time church and/or school, but we can't lease the kids out for a moral transplant.

The supremes said some time back that gay marriage is legal in all 50 states. They are not backpeddling. Its a non issue.

The U.S. government may recognize gay marriage, but me and my house don't.

I do not believe you are alone in that Mr Staton. I dont see the harm myself except POSSIBLY for the people involved and I doubt the odds of harm are any greater than in a traditional marriage.

Taxes of course. Married couples get taxed at a lower rate than single people.

Why should the government be involved in theft?

They sell PERMITS to ALLOW you to get married!

When is the government not involved in theft?

Because the equitable sharing of women has and will lead to peaceful cultures, Children from two parent households tend to have many fewer issues and a higher percentage of them tend to be responsible citizens.

Why would the Govt not incentivize the institution that has proven to make peaceful cultures and responsible citizens?

Its always about what is politically convenient rather than actual values.

You can go back in history, the democrats and even southern dixiecrats were for slavery, they were racist, and were the ones quilty of oppression. The Republican party was formed in Ripon WI to combat it. Its all a search away. Historical facts.

Do you and your household recognize straight couples that are having sex but not married, or straight couples that are divorced and remarried? Both are just as sinful as homosexual relationships.

I've never gotten a good answer when I asked that. Lots of mutterings and umms and ahhs.

Straight couples can repent, get married, and be in the right. Homosexuals cannot. Divorce depends upon the reason for the divorce. Under no circumstances can a homosexual couple be "married" and it not be a sin. According to scripture.

You subsidize or incentivize beneficial actions in society in order to promote and encourage them for the long term betterment and stability of society.

There is zero reason to incentive homosexual marriages. They do not produce children so the stability of the two parent household does not come into play. Gay marriages do not create an expansionist society with less infighting like straight marriages have proven to, in fact I would say it has done the opposite as the bar has been continually moved and now we have "drag queen story hour" in schools and libraries, that along with other Trans issues has driven a wedge in society that needed not exist.

Just wrong, this world is just to much. Crazy stuff that goes on very ends.

Do you refuse to recognize it accept a couple living together or even just having sex together until they get married? Do you ask a divorced and remarried straight couple why they divorced before you decide if you can accept them or not? If either of them divorced for any reason besides adultery, there is no way for them to be married and not in sin. Anyone who divorced and remarries for any reason besides adultery, commits adultery with their new spouse.