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I think that the bible, Old Testament and New, teach that homosexual behavior is a sin and it is wrong. Not a crime, which has civil/criminal penalties, but a sin. An offense against God. But the same Bible says that the Church only has the right to judge/admonish/instruct, etc those who are in the Church, i.e. have signed on the dotted line and in essence agreed on the rules. Not those who are outside.
Carrying that a step further, on the civil side, I don't have any problem with what consenting adults want to do with each other as long as they are the only ones affected. Homo sex in someone else's bedroom doesn't affect me, so big deal.
In large part this kind of reasoning is very much a part of the problem. Many people (not specifically you ric27) want the law of the land to reflect religious ideology.
Those of us who view the bible as not much more than historical-fiction would say that's exactly why people pick up the "separation of church and state" mantra and run with it.
If you have a religious issue with gay marriage then don't marry somebody of the same sex. Just like if you have a religious issue with Catholicism you don't belong to a Catholic church.
When laws are written based on a book of religion we are treading in places that become very dangerous.