Thorny issue.
Personally, I wish the government would indoctrine a seperation of church and state, which isn't the case in Canada. The word marriage is, IMHO, a religious word - it has several different religious connotations, is a word developed by different religions, which have been around longer than governments. I can totally see how churches get all riled up when 'gay marriage' gets thrown around, because that's their institution and goes against their beliefs - it's their right. If a certain church believes gay marriage is a-ok, then that's their right too.
What I think the government should do is instead of having 'marriage' licenses (a religious term), they should have 'civil unions' (or something along those lines) for all couples, gay and straight. Give all couples the same rights they'd have if they had a marriage license now.
My thoughts
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