I know I'm a rare breed being a non-Christian Conservative and I think the DOMA is the most ridiculous violation of civil rights ever passed. The fact that some activist organization hasn't challenged it up to the Supreme Court yet is shocking.
They are consenting adults and wish to get married. Where is the violation there?
Ask youselves this Christians: If Islam became the dominant religion and deemed that taking communion was morally wrong. Or that eating pork was wrong. Would you sit and roll over like you expect the gays to go?
Both are violations of civil rights you simply chose not to acknowledge one of them.

Americans should have the right to choose who they love and spend the rest of their lives with...and who buries them, who shares their medical benefits, who they have children with,as much as they can choose the town they live in or their profession.

I agree with Manny completely.

Manny said,

"Americans should have the right to choose who they love and spend the rest of their lives with...and who buries them, who shares their medical benefits, who they have children with,as much as they can choose the town they live in or their profession."

So, if I love my sister is that okay to marry her.

What if I love my mother and want to marry her?

What about may Cocker Spaniel?

Where do you draw the line on the right to marry whoever you want. Your argument is a slippery slope.

If you truly believe whoever you want like you say, then you agree that it's okay to marry my sister, mother, or dog.

By trying to be compassioniate, you haven't thought through your statement. It's foolish.

Until you people walk in the shoes of a homosexual, you will never know the anguish of what it entails. I myself sometimes wish I were straight, just so I could kiss my lover and not be given evil glares, so I could hold their hand while walking the streets and not be scared some homophobic will shoot me.

It is true that there are more important issues at hand right now. But for centuries this country has been fighting for freedom, liberty and peace. Yet it is within our own country we still find unjust laws and treat our own people like outcasts.

Most of those that are against gay marraige are against it for 'religious' reasons, but you know what? There is a separation between church and state and EVERYONES life should not be run based on Christian views. Those that think homosexuality is 'wrong' may continue to have thier opinions, but that does not mean homosexuals should be denied the oppertunity to show the world who they love, and that they too can make a marraige work.

I have faith that someday the government will come to realize that homosexuals are PEOPLE, and we deserve the same rights as you straight PEOPLE. It is COMPLETELY unjust to deny someone marriage right (or at least equal rights through civil unions) because of sexual orientation. It is against everything the constitution and the United States stands for....equality...and freedom... which we, a homosexual people are denied.

If Obama is truly FOR homosexual marriage, or at least getting us equal rights...I am voting for him!!

I wonder why we call all these unions "marriages." In my opinion, we ought to go ahead and really separate church and state by having civil unions for any couples, gay or straight, who want to commit to spending their lives together etc., and having marriage as a separate, religious institution. By making marriage a legal institution, one that couples can go to the courthouse and get, one that couples can hire some religious leader to act out when they may not have been to church in years and don't really appreciate what those vows and that bond mean, one that is so easy to dissolve in a divorce....we've made it into a joke. I'm not trying to single out gays or divorcees here, I think we all should have the right to commit ourselves to someone and share our lives, but I also believe in marriage as a religious institution and I think the government should guard it as such by making civil unions their territory and leaving marriage to the church.

Does a man who has four wives have equal rights for his employer to pay for health coverage for all of them? Can a man with 20 domestic partners demand equal coverage for all 20 of them? If you say "no", then you are imposing your morals and religion on others.
Apparently Obama promotes equality for same sex marriage. What will minority groups demand next?

I believe the goverment is looking at this all the wrong way. If some one wants to be in the same gender marrige that is ones business. The gay and lesibein people are the same as the next one. They have to pay taxex and follow the laws the same as any other individual. so why can't the goverment reconize the fact these people love one another. Would like to get on with their lives together. So Iam asking the Goverment and the surprem courts to give us the equal rigths we deserve. We are all equal people in one country. Lets get on with the rights we have, and you hold them from us. Thank you to all who have control,now will let us have those shared riths.

I HATE NIGGERS!!!!!

i understand laguna trimoms view that we have bigger problems, but same sex marriage is still an issue in our country...we are supposed to be the most desireable and advanced country in terms of opportunities and freedom yet as humans our government denies us the freedom to marry someone we trully loveand therefore it is still a very important issue, reason being it affects the freedom of many americans to make a very important decision. i feel that i speak for manny members of the gay community when i say if two people love each other they desrve to be together and to be treated equally regardless of their sexual orientation

arsalan