Reading this last essay brought upon feelings of extreme anger. I think it is absolute bullshit that Robert Knight states that gay couples are, "trying to hijack the moral capital of marriage and apply it to their own relationships." Marriage is a legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of two people to live as a married couple. The dictionary's first definition specifies a man and a woman. It goes on in further definitions to make a point about gay marriage and the definition changes. I believe the definition of a gay marriage should be applied for all marriage.
I think religion fuels the unchanging legal requirements of marriage. If our governments does not have the right to have a say in what we choose to wear, listen to, eat, learn, work...etc, why would it suddenly have the right to say who we can marry? There is supposed to be an acute distinction between church and state.
I found this article to bring up a very important controversial issue and was well written as to evoke emotion in the reader. It made many important points of how gay couples suffer legal consequences of not being recognized at a marital status. I completely agree with everything the author wrote. I think our country and government is in need of a massive reform. As a society, we are moving farther from organized religion and more into individual spirituality. Yet religion from previous generations still seems to dictate many of the decisions and laws still in use today. Change needs to happen as we continue to evolve as a society.
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