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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What reasoning do people have against gay marriage that you find comforting? Why do you care what other people do? How the heck does a gay couple getting married affect you and your family? Get over your bigotry. I mean it.[/quote]

I think that you may have misread the OP's posting.  I think she said she takes little comfort from the anti-gay marriage crowd.

I have "evolved" on this and I am a married mother.  I am also more conservative on certain things.  On this I have asked myself whether I want to raise my children in a world that treats some people differently than others.  I do not and I believe that people should live and let live.   I believe in a creator and I also believe that people are born gay.  So I figure that our creator must have some purpose for all the people created. I also believe that all the rules and traditions in the bible or other religious texts are creations of man.  I am uncomfortable with treating gay people differently just as I am uncomfortable about women being treated different than men, etc.  Not only does that send a message that some believe they are better than others, it also impacts individual rights under our system of laws (marriage carries with it certain rights).

I am Episcopalian and this issue has really caused a lot of pain in my church.  I am proud of the American Episcopal church for taking the lead on it because the Anglican church has seemed unwilling to lead on the issue.  I think that people whose lives are political in some way, like our President, feel like they have to tread lightly on this issue because it is something some people feel so passionately about.  He is up for reelection this year and he probably wants to keep all of the moderate votes he can get.  Additionally, I think that many religious African Americans do not support gay marriage.  I realize that is a stereotype/broad brush statement but I think it is something our President may be thinking about.

I don't think you will ever really know how he feels about issues like this while he is in office.  He has to hedge and consider how his statements, actions and policies will impact his reelection and the reelection of fellow Democrats.  [/quote]

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