What we are seeing here with the debate about the definition of marriage is a clash between two moral systems. One system says that whatever people do has no affect on society, the other system says that traditional morality must be upheld because it is the government’s job to uphold absolute principles.

I’m not against gay people, rather, I think we need to reach out to them and let them know that they don’t have to live a destructive lifestyle in order to find happiness in life. Many of the supporters of the marriage amendment are not hateful people, we just believe that marriage isn’t something that government can redefine.

You will also note that this issue was not brought up by Republicans. Individuals and groups got together and started challenging marriage and socially conservative Republicans had to respond to those attacks.

What two people do in their own bedroom is important because it impacts not only themselves but those around them. When the state sanctions gay marriage it effectively sends the signal to society that mom’s and dad’s don’t matter and that you can do whatever you want and expect everyone else to approve.

I would be curious to know whether you or not you are pro-life or pro-abortion.

I understand we have differing views on the Marriage Amendment, which if you look at the issue from a Federalist perspective, Indiana is handling this issue in proper fashion; at the State level. If there is anything I am intolerant of, it’s <em>ad hominem</em> attacks against people who approve of the marriage amendment. It may be true that some of the supporters are, as you say “afraid of gay people”, but I assure you that I and those of us who run this site are not afraid of gay people.

The people I know care deeply for those who choose the homosexual lifestyle. Gay people are humans too who deserve respect and struggle with sin just like I do. What we are doing by supporting legislation like SJR7 is defending marriage, which is a God-Ordained institution, but in this fallen world, has been co-opted by the state.

In all honesty, I believe that marriage falls under the auspices of the Church and it was the State who started to interfere in the first place. In fact, you’ll find that prior to the Civil War, no one needed a marriage certificate to get married because it was handled by the church. It was only after that states started mandating that certificates be ordered. If you really do the digging, you’ll even find the dirty secret as to why the state made such an order.

So even though I believe marriage should be under the church, even more hay would be made over that if that’s what the marriage amendment was really about. I and many others are willing to play the hand that’s been dealt to us. So we continue to fight for marriage at the legislative level.