[CobraJet428]

Interesting arguments abou this topic. I stand against the idea of gay marriage obviously because of my religious beleifs as do some others who have stated their opinion on this board. I beleive that the traditional family is still the best environment for the raising of children. I believe in the beginnging it was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. I do not hate people who are gay, but I do not have to accept nor approve of the lifestyle. That is my free choice. You do not have to accept my opinion.
And as far as "separation of church and state " is concerned,
that concept was coined by Thomas Jefferson based on the way he viewed the 1st ammendment of the US Constitution which DOES state "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, nor prohibit the free exercise thereof." The constitution nowhere contains the phrase "separation of church and state" but it is implied by the "establishment clause" of the 1st ammendment. What the framers of the constitution wanted to prevent was excessive entanglement between politics and religion and to not have an official state church like many European countries had (France:Roman Catholic, England:Anglican,etc.) It never intended for religion to be ignored in any type of lawmaking. Do you think for a moment that laws against murder aren't based on Judeo-Christian ethics found in the 10 Commandments? Religion has shaped our legal system and every legal system in the world in some way or another and will continue to do so, like it or not.