Gay Marriage is Protected by the Constitution

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Party Info
Party Name:
MTV In Stephenville
Hosted By:
College Life at Rocky Point @ Tarleton State
Created By:
Danielle Welch
Party Type:
Not Actually a Party
Time and Place
Date:
Monday, September 19
Time:
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:
Rocky Point Baptist Church
Street:
FM 205
Message
MTV is coming to do a special on College STudents who support the marriage amendement (meaning that the State of Texas will adopt an amendement to define marriage as ONE MAN + ONE WOMAN)!
Join College Life, as we try to pack the house, for a quick speech from State Representitive Sid Miller and others about the significance of this vote.
MTV Is SERIOUSLY coming to film and find out why college students are standing up for what they believe in! Come support the traditional ideas of marriage--> One Man + One Woman!
Other Information
• This is a public party • Guests are asked to RSVP to this party • Guests are allowed to bring friends to this party

This is my rebuttal:

Defense of Homosexual Marriage

I saw something a moment ago that shocked me more than anything before in my life. College Life at Rocky Point is sponsoring a meeting to denounce homosexual marriages. For some strange reason, these people are confusing religious law with state law. I don’t care if their bible denounces homosexual marriages; our government is not based upon biblical texts. Homosexual marriages are protected by the First Amendment.
The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; therefore, we cannot use religious ideals to influence the laws of our country. It doesn’t matter if the majority of Americans think that homosexual marriage is wrong, the First Amendment extends its protection to everyone. The reason that America is so great is that we all are supposed to be open-minded toward all other people. This isn’t always easy, but we owe it to all who fought to protect the freedoms we enjoy to except those that are different, and not try to change them.
These Christians seem to be confusing civil marriages with religious marriages. The institution of civil marriage is ruled by the laws of the state, meaning that it must follow all the laws of the Constitution. This method just unifies two people in the eyes of our government. Unlike its more liberating brother, religious marriage has to conform to church dogma. Specific religions can ban marriage within their religion; however, they cannot stop the state from marrying homosexuals.
I am seriously against what the people of College Life at Rocky Point are trying to say about college students at Tarleton State University. I don’t want to see my, no our Constitution marred by such a blatant attack on people who are just being different. Not everyone is as narrow-minded as these people obviously are, and hopefully in the future we will be more accepting.

Seeya Later,
Mesoforte Nebulous