Sad about gay marriage bill in MD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Common sense always wins.

And today it just did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Common sense always wins.

And today it just did.

Thank God.

For once, I am extremely proud of my state.

[Anonymous]

Going way, way back to the begining of this postwhere someone stated marriage is a religious sacrament that has been around for thousands of years - that is not true. Marriage has always been a civil union. The Church avoided involving itself in marriage for a long time and only recognized marriage as a sacrament in the last 500 or so years.

So, really, marriage should be a union recognized by the states (be it between a man and woman, or a homosexual couple) and the Church should find a new term for it if it wants to completely distingiush the two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am sad and disappointed that the bill did not pass today. Issues like this are going to split the dems if they are not careful. Gay donors in MD are angry right now.

If it didn't pass in CA, why would you think it would pass in MD? I think Gay partners should have the same rights as a married couple but I do not think it should be marriage. Marriage is between two people of opposite genders and, apparently, a lot of other people feel this way.

I believe that many years ago the Supreme Court ruled that "Separate but equal" is unconstitutional. This should not even be a issue now.