Marriage for All Who Want It

Personally, I'm not a fan of marriage. During my life I've met a handful of people whose lives seem to be more fulfilling, more creative, more exciting because they were married. I've met thousands of couples whose marriage seems nothing more than something to gripe about, like potholes in the road.

But that being said, I don't think anyone has a right to define marriage for all people under the eyes of the court.

The eyes of the church, any church, are different. Some churches decree only one marriage is valid before God, and if that's what a subset of people believe, I have no problem with that. If your faith believes marriages should be arranged between consenting adults, I have no problem with that. If you believe alcohol should not be served at a wedding, I have no problem with that.

If, as some people postulate, the point of marriage is to stabilize society and provide for children, I have no problem with that.

I guess about the only thing I have a problem with, is people trying to impose their faith on me. I'm OK with my beliefs, thank you very much. So feel free to create your own church and make your own rules about who and how to marry. Just don't expect your rules to apply to everyone.

On a more practical level, marriage provides jobs for thousands of people, from caterers to divorce attorneys. With the way the economy is, we should all be promoting weddings as a way to stimulate the economy.

And while you're at it, Vote No on Proposition 8 - why shouldn't my homosexual friends have the same rights to be in a fucked up marriage as everyone else?