Originally Posted by Cleo

Just like separate but equal didn't work with the races it doesn't work with sexual orientation.

Marriage outside of the church, that is what we are talking about here, is nothing more than a legal contract.

Marriage gives my spouse and I legal protection against inheritance taxes. Social Security benefits. increased standard deductions on our taxes. These are the benefits that we are looking forward to enjoying.

But there are a plethora of other benefits regarding child credits, immigration not being forced to testify against your spouse just to name a few more.

We already have a civil union but at best that only allows visitation in a hospital, which we have both taken advantage of.

I don't give a rats ass about religion, the church or any imaginary omnipotent creatures in the sky or below.

The term marriage is what our society has come to call the benefits given to two adults that have entered into a legal binding agreement.

Just like I spend money that says "In God We Trust" despite the fact that I don't believe that there is a god I accept the fact that marriage is called what it is.

America is supposed to be a secular government. It's about time that religion is finally being removed from marriage.