I think the issues you bring up are all problems; however, they're not ones that are solved by denying rights to others. These are similar arguments to ones used way back when it was illegal for non-whites to marry whites.
I agree that the government should stay out of the marriage thing entirely. However, this isn't currently the case. Denying a group of people rights and privileges based on their sexual orientation is nothing other than discrimination.
ETA: Also, the thing about people being fired for refusing to perform same sex marriages? When one signs up for a job, one agrees to perform all duties associated with it.
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Date: 2008-11-04 11:05 pm (UTC)I agree that the government should stay out of the marriage thing entirely. However, this isn't currently the case. Denying a group of people rights and privileges based on their sexual orientation is nothing other than discrimination.
ETA: Also, the thing about people being fired for refusing to perform same sex marriages? When one signs up for a job, one agrees to perform all duties associated with it.