It would not affect my life at all and it does not bother me for gays to marry...why should it? It's their lives and they should be free to do as they wish. I wouldn't be too thrilled with someone telling me what I could and could not do when it came to who I wanted to share my life with.

I care, but id doesn't affect my life. It only EXTREMELY goes against my religion, therefore i don't agree with it. Like i tell people: I don't support it, but i won't mind it when it starts to happen.

i don't have kids so it wont yet but when my kid comes home and asks how someone has two dads or moms i will say its not their kids!

If they are happy, good for them. Me affected........nah

I don't and it doesn't affect anyone. I'm happy for them.

The way I understand it, some misguided people somehow believe that when people who live a life style they don't approve of get married, that somehow cheapens the institution of marriage. I have no idea what kind of twisted thinking leads them to that conclusion, but from what I see in the news, they are the ones that care. Some of the other people who are very vocal about it seem to believe that their religion has said it is a bad thing, and it is their duty to "save" other people, or at the very least, condemn them.

It wouldn't! & I think it is sad that it would have a negative impact on some.

Thats just the thing, it wouldn't effect me at all! =]

Yeah, who cares?? If they are happy then good for them but doesn't affect me at all.

honestly it doesnt bother me at all. im completly straight but i think that life is to short to live it for other people, you should live it the way you want. whatever makes you happy, you should do it without any shame.

This issue came up at work today, and I sort of reasoned this out. Most faiths seem to think that "God" is Love. If this is true, who are we to deny an expression of true Love? These people are, in fact, doing as God has intended them to do (If said God exists and this is all part of some "plan" or something), and that is to Love one another, unconditionally.

i don't see why they shouldn't get married and i don't see any reason why it would affect anyone else's life other than the bigots and bible bashers! afterall it was the bible who demonised gays which have always existed since mankind began!

Wont bother me a bit.

I just don't understand what's so important about changing the meaning of the word 'marriage'. First they have to steal the word 'gay', when they obviously aren't, and now they have misappropriated a word defined millennia ago. What's so terrible about making 'marriage' a strictly religious institution, as it originally was, and keep 'civil unions' the legal version for ALL, which would also harmonize with 'Separation of Church and State'.

The married part doesn't affect anyone because they're still gay, married or not, rite. the only part that seems to get me sometimes. if u say something to them thats supposedly rude or whatever. they say u were being "prejudice" because they're gay. when really u were just treating them like everybody else. confusion occurs..that the only part ;(

I don't and it wouldn't change my life one bit but imagine how happy it would make them to be included in our society by having the same rights and freedoms the rest of us enjoy. Come on people lighten the fuck up.

I am all for it.

Marriage is a biblical principal, made by god, between a man and a woman. I do not oppose gays having rights under law equal to the rights of a marriage, but come on. Marriage is a religious principal, and I do not think governments have any right at all to define marriage in a manner contrary to it's religious origin. As I said, though, I am all for giving them equal rights, just don't want them using the same word to describe it.

It would probably boost the economy, so I'm all for it.

It could spread and become an epidemic. The kids in school could catch it and think that it's alright and they might try it some day. A happily married couple could be stricken with it and then break up and go the someone of the same sex. Think of the madness it would cause! Ya, well, I could care less. It wouldn't affect me in any way at all. If you are gay and want to get married, then get married, well it would depend on the state you are in, but I believe that gays should be able to get married in anywhere they want. It shouldn't even be up to the courts to decide. Oh well, that's the world we live in.

It is pandoras box. Many things can happen as a result. Does a pastor have a right to believe that homosexuality is a sin against God? If so and on the other hand, will a pastor be sued for discrimination for saying "no" to a gay couple? What about people honestly wanting to legalize other forms of sexuality based on THEIR desires (insert here whatever you can imagine). Marriage was given to us by God, and the same God declared: 1Cr 6:9 "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 1Cr 6:10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." How can someone reconsile these 2 thoughts when it comes to the spiritual account of marriage?

Meh, I don't think it would effect me at all. You could marry your house plant for all I care. As long as you're not hurting anyone else, marry whoever or whatever you want.

I don't care if they get married...I think it's just the church not wanting to admit that it is natural for some people to feel attracted to the same sex.

It doesn't bother me at all. My personal feeling is that everyone should be able to marry the person they love.

The "REAL" problem isn't gays getting married, it's that over the centuries laws have been created with the "assumption" that marriage was between a man and a woman. If you change the definition of marriage you may have to re-address every law to see how the new definition effects that law. I know lawyers will love all the extra work, but the rest of us will foot the bill as each law is tested for it's new meanings.

It wouldn't bother me, but I do believe our 50 some percent divorce rate would go up. Nobody can stay together anymore. All marriage seems cheap...

Hm, maybe trying to explain to my children why two guys or two girls are together....

I'm all for it!! It Doesn't have anything to do with my life or any other peoples lives unless you are the ones getting married. It pisses me off when people get all anti-gay and say that they gay people can't get married, and must marry proper blah blah, i mean COME ON we can't pick who we fall in love with!!!

It would effect my life because I do not wish to see what they do. I do not wish to see gay couples in public, it is not the best thing in the world I've seen. I would rather see straight couples. But this is just my preference, so don't be bigoted against me.

Live and let live. I don't get why heterosexuals choose marriage, given govt interference and divorce rates, legal issues, etc. Whatever makes you happy, I guess.

Why do they want to get married? Traditional marriage is about heterosexual couples making a bond and an environment for the raising of kids. It has romantic ties with undying love and stuff but that is only there because it forms a basis of providing the environment for kids. Marriage I believe is an inappropriate name for a monosexual partnership because of it's association with family and procreation. Why not "civil partnership", "loving couple", "public declaration", "Lifelong compact". The demand that it be called marriage is similar to me claiming the right to be called lesbian, or a straight man to be called a homosexual. Or a jew to be christened, or a horse to be a rabbit. In the end all equally ridiculous and nonsensical. Although I could claim it doesn't affect me personally, I know it does, because it makes a little more nonsense of society and contributes a little more to delinquency. I do understand that marriage itself has been transformed and degraded, this is one more example of how. So perhaps, there is the requirement of a new institution, available to all including heterosexual couples who do not envisage a family. Or should they not have a freeform relationship and just live together? Which brings me back to my question. "Why do you want to get married"?