Originally Posted by
Capitalist Pig
Good. Get the government out of the bedroom. These things should never have been ruled upon in the first place, never even considered. Marriage is a romantic and spiritual union above anything else, what were gay couples really fighting for? A piece of paper from a government courthouse declaring their union, and the ability to switch their filing status on their tax forms? Is that how we're defining marriage these days? Worthless pieces of paper and joint tax filing? I get that there are incentives, but that is an issue with the tax code, not whether or not you're considered legally married or, what's the alternative? "Fake" married? Surely your ego is stronger than that.
The bottom line is you're married because you say your married, and you go through whatever ritualistic process you believe is necessary to signify that union, you're not married because the government says you're married. That is a legal status which has no immediate consequences for your relationship or how much you and your partner love each other. Even the Church can't say if you're married or not, though they do (and are welcome to) define marriage however their clergy and congregation see fit. Just as gay people are free to exchange rings and tell everyone they are married if that is how they choose to live their life.
By the way, pretty much every state has already taken their sodomy laws off the books by now. If they still exist, I'd be surprised, but there is no where in America right now where it is illegal to be gay. And if it is, then the question is how is it being enforced?
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