I feel Gay Marriage should be legal in all 50 States, but with the following as clauses. One is that a given church or religious group is given the right to not hold Gay Weddings if their doctrine forbids homosexual practices in their religion. Another is that a church or religious group is given the right to refuse membership to gay couples if homosexuality is a forbidden practice in their religion. These clauses should be passed with Gay Marriage legalization strictly for the purpose of preservation of the rights of these religions, as Biblical Christianity for example forbids the sexual practice of homosexuality in its practicers.
I was however offended by the individuals who were against gay marriage legalization because of their prejudices against gays. I was even more offended by these individuals justifying their bigotry by claiming to be Christians !
The same GOD who speaks against the practice of homosexuality SPEAKS EVEN MORE about the Love of Thy Neighbor As You Do Yourself. Jesus gives this in Matthew 7:12 AS A COMMANDMENT, one of those highly powerful THOU SHALT's ! Jesus' Parable of the Sheep and Goats speaks about in fact how you treat your fellow human beings GOD will personaly interpret as though YOU are TREATING HIM in person! The Fruits of the Holy Spirit include gentleness, love, peace, and others.
These individuals do not do these things with gays. Bigotry IS A SIN! In fact, Christians are to treat THEIR PERSONAL MORTALIST OF ALL ENEMIES with such as mentioned above, much less those not of their personal views. Saying that the SIN bigotry is supportive of GOD, or any other SIN, is blasphemy! To twist the Word Of God for support of the SIN of bigotry, or any other SIN is blasphemy! Thus to bluntly say it, someone who preaches bigotry in the NAME OF GOD and HIS WORD is at least dilluded and at most perverted!
And one more thing for a final note, CHRISTIANS do not seek to force their faith on others! Jesus said to His Apostiles if a town does not accept them, then go to another. The Apostile Peter in fact asked Jesus to send fire from Heaven to destroy a town that did not accept them; Christ rebuked him saying " Peter, you do not know what spirit you are of". The Apostiles then were commanded to leave the towns that did not accept them, NOT try to conquer them and make a CHURCH-STATE entity to dominate them!
I wrote this lengthy message to inform people that CHRISTIANITY and BIGOTRY do not mix! As a Christian, I found the people speaking bigotry in MY GOD'S NAME beyond intolerable and ethically and morally sick! Thank you.