View of Gay and Lesbian Marriages

Far too often, I sit listening to the rants of people on the television, radio, and read in the media the constant babble about how gays and lesbians have no right to marry because "God" says it is wrong. Frankly, I am sick of the same tired excuse that makes absolutely no sense given the laws of the United States regarding the separation of church and state.

At risk for angering many within the Christian community, it is time I have my say on the idea; they can either agree or disagree. It is not my problem any longer because in this country at this very moment, Bush and his administration have yet to ban or remove freedom of speech from our constitutional rights.

Unless history changed sometime between my years in grade school, college, college again, and the extensive amount of reading I do on a daily basis, the United States operates on the premise of separation of church and state. The reason this idea became law was so this country would not end up as those such as England and France where the person sitting on the thrown gave all the rights regarding justice to the church. Somewhat tongue in cheek, I can say that the founding fathers of this country knew this was a terrible idea and open to abuse. I am more Native American Indian than any other ethnic background so I use the term founding fathers lightly. Regardless, these great men that created the design that is now the laws of our country made sure the church had no political control above the people of the country. Citizens of the newly formed country had the right to follow the religion of their choice or even choose to support no religion at all. The separation of church and state did our country and its citizens a favor by allowing such freedoms those from England did not possess in the early days of this nation.