Recently the already heated subject of marriage equality reached new extremes because of chicken. Chik-Fil-A "Appreciation" day polarized the nation pitting neighbor on neighbor. But it definitely got a dialog started. Let me go ahead and get my opinion out of the way: I am a strong supporter of the LBGT community and believe in marriage equality, but my reasoning may surprise you. I am not writing this to "convince" any one or shove my opinions or beliefs down anyone's throats. I try to think about everything that's political from a logical standpoint.
From what I remember about History class, which admittedly isn't much, didn't the early settlers flee Europe to get away from religious persecution? America was founded on the idea of separating church and state. That's my biggest issue, that religion has become so intertwined in this debate. Whether or not you believe homosexuality is a sin or un-Godly, or whatever, shouldn't prevent two people who love each other from proclaiming that love openly...and officially.
"But it would ruin the sanctity of marriage!" Unfortunately, straight people have already done that. With countless marriages for money, for green cards, or for fame, a lot of the time entering into a commitment like marriage is gone into too lightly. After all, if it doesn't work out, there's always divorce. These days a divorce can take less time than getting a Big Mac.
Well there's my opinion in a very condensed nutshell. Maybe appealing to logic instead of religion will make some people at least see the other point of view. I am not trying to sway anybody though, because consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.
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