Let Me Address the Republicans Who Think They Can Ignore Our Supreme Court on Marriage Equality
"They didn’t “ignore religion” because this case really had nothing to do with the First Amendment. What they did was rule that under the Fourteenth Amendment, these bans on same-sex marriage were discriminatory and denied millions of Americans their Constitutional right to equal protections under our laws. While that’s simplified a bit, it’s essentially a summary of how it went down. Bans on same-sex marriage violated the Constitution and were therefore overturned – the end. Except, sadly, it’s not. What Republicans are going to do now is desperately try anything they think might possibly prevent gay Americans from getting married. But when it’s all said and done, like I said earlier, they don’t have a leg to stand on here. Outside of passing a Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage (which is never going to happen), anything they try to do between now and whenever they finally realized they’ve lost will be pointless.
The bottom line is - they lost.
Not only that, but the argument that marriage is a “religious institution” in this country doesn’t really make any sense. Those who oppose same-sex marriage are basing their definition of marriage on Christianity, right? So, then shouldn’t they oppose the right for anyone who’s not a Christian to get married? After all, when two atheists marry, are they taking a “vow before God” or before the state government? When two Muslims marry, they’re not abiding by the Christian definition of marriage either. A church ceremony is basically just for show as any couple can go down to a Justice of the Peace and get married whenever they want – without any ties to religion whatsoever. When it comes to the legal definition of marriage in this country, religion essentially plays no part. But even when you step outside of the political nonsense behind all of this, the truth is the overwhelming majority of Americans support same-sex marriage. The most recent Gallup poll on the issue showed an all-time high of 60 percent in support of marriage equality."
