[Osborn F Enready]

Phantom Ops said: No one is saying that Gays & Lesbians do not have the right to persue their lifestyle. The battle at present is what constitutes and defines the acceptable state of "Holy Matrimony / Marriage", and then how do the currently enacted laws and those in the future apply.

I say: You are wrong here. Do you think state, or church has the right to outline what marriage is??

If it is the church, why did the church ALLOW the state to take control of issuing "marriage licenses" to "eligible" parties? It is the churchs rights, right? Does the church say who can and can't be married? Does the bible? Which bible?

If it is the state, why does the state not want to allow gays and lesbians the same tax breaks as straight married couples are entitled too (under the FED TAX CODE)??

This entire argument is about the discrimination of the Fed in taxation to married couples, especially with kids. It is also about being EQUAL under the eyes of the law. NO CHURCH, NO PERSON, should be granted ANY rights that any other is not entitled to. SO WHY IS THE CHURCH TAX FREE? ALL TAXES ARE TO BE LEVIED EQUALLY, REMEMBER?

The church, and the fed, are both prejudiced when it suits them, and accepting when it suits them, whatever the masses will stand, is what they attempt to do to the extreme. It is called corruption, introduction of socialist ideals into a constitutionally limited democratic republic, and subversion of the system.

How do you think this is right again?