Marriage and gay couples don't mix.

[Smokey]

A big problem is that too many people are too ignorant to realize that being gay is not a choice. It is who they are.

Only republicans think like that

I hope my post is not any indication that being gay is a choice. It is not.
They are born like that (like being born female or male) and shouldn't have any of their right denied because of that. The thing we are arguing here is institution of marriage and what describe it as such.

And while I'm not certain of the author, the Bible is supposed to be the word of God...and somewhere I recall two towns that were destroyed by that vengeful God.

I wished people wouldn't bring God in this matter as it make it much more difficult to discuss and resolve. This a human related issue and should be treated as such. As the good book said (being Bible, Koran, Torah or Da lama), human are equal in the eyes of god-being white, black, yellow, red, brown, male, female, gay or lesbian

Smokey, there is no indication from anyone that the childrens rights are being violated just because they have same sex parents.

Yes there is. Girls depend on their mother (female gender) to teach them about their body, desires and way they should behave. Having a male gender as their mother deny them that right.

Kids learn to adapt to their evironment pretty easily whether it be an abusive one(they develope coping mechanisms) or loving ones with one supportive parent, two same sex parents, or a mother and father.

Now the question becomes why do we have to "force" kids to adapt to their same sex parents if they don't have to? As I said, this is a good example of denying somebody right in order to protect somebody's else right.

Smokey, don't tell me you think that kids from gay parents will turn gay when they grow up. That's nonsense. Either you are gay, or you are not. You cannot choose to be gay, it is a natural thing.

May be you should take a look at our prison. Most of them are not gay, but choose to do it.

Why should hetrosexuals be the only ones to suffer? Misery loves company.

May be by denying marriage to gay couples, we can reduce the rate of divorce
(no pun intended).