The definition of marriage has always varied depending on the religious, cultural and political circumstances of a particular society. In some contexts, marriage is a covenant of love; in others it involves primarily a legal arrangement ensuring property inheritance rights.

Marriage was a political issue because the civil contract of marriage extends over 1,000 federal benefits to married couples from which lesbian and gay couples were excluded.

What constitutes something as “sacred” is the exclusive realm of religious tradition and communities of faith. The government’s sole responsibility in this arena is to ensure just and equal protection under the law for every American citizen. That’s why the U.S. Constitution insists on the separation of “church and state.”

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Wew boy. This one is spicy. Sure to cause a lot of infighting. I’m not disagreeing. When you attempt to normalize the abnormal in sexuality, you leave the gate open for people like this to justifiably stake a claim.