What few people seem to understand is that marriage is not a right, nor is it a government entitlement. Marriage is a religious institution. It always has been. Secular doctrine teaches that mankind evolved from animals, some of which mate for life but none of which marry. It is RELIGIOUS doctrine that teaches that marriage is mandatory for mating. Religion, as well as the institution of marriage, predates the founding of this country and its constitution. And while the United States may have tied taxes and other things to marital status, constitutional constraints forbid the government from annexing religion and its practices as its own. Marriage is simply not a government program, entitlement or right. Therefore it is not the courts prerogative nor an individuals right to define it. The fact that so many people have lost sight of this is a testament to just how powerful the forces against religion in this country really are. Consequently, what gay advocates are demanding with marriage is that government should tell Religion's what their doctrines and practices should be. Civil unions may well be the constitutionally protected right of all people, marriage certainly is not. To believe otherwise is to embrace blatant bigotry and intolerance of the rights of religious peoples.
