Is church and state separate?

I find it funny that in the last decade of presidential elections we find that a topic that keeps getting pushed around in the media is that of gay marriage. I am not completely sure how this should even be a topic or why it is even coming up that states need to vote for gay marriage to be recognized. Except for the defense of marriage law that makes the states choose. How did it get to this?


Marriage as defined by the Webster dictionary is really the third description, basing the root of the word to have credible meaning, stating that it is an intimate or close union. This is the raw and un-opinionated definition and should be the only one in the dictionary. The other two are purely for show as I see it.

So I get back to why? Why should it matter who is marrying who? Why should I care? Why is it any of my business?

The answer is what really gets under my skin, Church. If we are to have true separation of church and state then this should not be a topic. First we must understand that it is not the church, known as an organization that is directly in conflict here. It is the people that are religious. That being said, the people that are following their religion believe that they are doing what is best to protect their way of life. If you look closely what is going on, I don’t understand why they feel threatened. Most of the gays in America also have their own religion. The only real issues here are, if we believe that in ‘our religion’ it is wrong to have same sex marriages, why would we want to impose that belief to someone else. This is part of the fundamental rights that we are given. I do not need to believe the same thing as anybody else. I think that too much time has been spent on this topic already.

Let me quote to you from the bill of rights, or the Constitution of the United States of America, Amendment I.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

This is really not a matter for government to be a part of. Who are we to really tell someone who they can fall in love with, or who they want to spend the rest of their life with? Before the topic became a heated debate, I could not find anything about the Constitution giving permission for opposite sex marriages to take place, so why would we need to give permission to same sex marriages. The only reasoning is to protect the rights of the same sex marriages. The Defense of Marriage Law was a hastily thrown together patch to stop the states momentum of passing a protective law honoring same sex marriages. Again you have to ask why it would matter if we gave recognition to same sex marriages. Again the only answer I can come up with is that so many religious people don’t believe in this. This is not seperation of church and state when the church decides any issues that are used to govern the people. If you don't believe in it then don't practice it. I don't belive in cathalicism, but I would not ever think of passing a law to stop anyone else from practicing it.

So in conclusion I want you to look at this and ask some questions:

Why does it matter if same sex marriages are legal?

Does YOUR religion affect your final decision? If so, would this not be imposing your beliefs on someone else?

Is it your responsibility to make sure that everyone is not gay, and if so who put you in charge?