I'll toss in my 2 cents. I am personally opposed to same sex marriage only in the sense that it redefines the word "marriage". Outside of that, I don't care what the government permits, whether it's local, state, or federal. If two people of the same sex want to "unionize" and get the same legal benefits as married couples, then so be it. If a "church" recognizes such unions, so be it. I won't be attending that church. And if another church refuses to recognize same, then so be it, too, and the government has no place forcing that church to do otherwise.
Why do I oppose redefining "marriage"? For the same reason I'm certain most lesbians would oppose redefining "lesbian" to include heterosexual males. When someone says, "I am a lesbian", there's an identity that goes with the word. One can assume the person is female, and is sexually oriented to prefer females.
When I say I'm married (and you can see that I'm a man), then there's an identity that goes with the word. One can assume that I'm married to a woman.
I would like to keep things that way. Otherwise, let me redefine "lesbian" to include heterosexual males, and I demand that everyone treat me like any other lesbian, otherwise I'll sue for violating my civil rights.
