Last night I was involved in a heated debate on a talk radio show about Proposition 8 which was voted on last Tuesday in the state of California.  

For those of you not familiar with Prop. 8, it provided for the following:

ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME–SEX COUPLES TO MARRY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

• Changes the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California.
• Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

The vote then passed in the state which has caused an uproar across the Gay Community and the Liberal circles.

It is claimed that the thought of taking away the right to marry from the Gay community is taking away their rights.  However, I would beg to differ.

The very definition of marriage as defined by the dictionary, is the union of one man and one woman.

Marriage is a sacred gift from God and should be instituted only by the church in the first place.  Last night on the talk show debate the host then proposed to me that if marriage should only be run by the church, then the Government should no longer recognize it because of its duty to Separation of Church and State.  Let me remind you, that no where in the Constitution is this separation talked about.

The next argument that the Gay and Liberal communities argue is that if gays are not allowed to marry we take away their rights to benefits.  This I agree with, there should be provisions set in place by the government for these couples to receive benefits, but it should not be under the blanket of marriage.

I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on this subject, please leave comments!