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Originally posted by Jameson Teqkilla
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But you HAVE to bring religion into this. Not because gay people are the devil, but because many OTHER people who decide on these things think the way religion has taught them to think are are not critical at all. Hear me out.
Marriage is a civil right. And it SHOULD be viewed from a legal perspective.
However, many people view it through religion and then the whole ''a marriage is a sacred bond between man and a woman'' kicks in. I think that's where the problem is.
I live in a country that views everything through Roman Catholicism and where gay people are still afraid to be themselves so I know what I'm talking about.
A child whose parents are Catholics but have not been married in a church can't be baptized in a Roman Catholic church. To some people, marraige is only something formed in the church and, I'm sorry, that's not going to change.
I think that gay people should be able to get married legally and should be able to adopt children legally (but let's face it, adoption can be tricky even for straight couples or singles).
But that's not going to happen as long as the world doesn't realize that gay people are just people.