Those who read the Bible literally and on this basis declare that God’s disapproval of homosexuality is perfectly clear, are at high risk of falling into the ditch of grievous error.

Instead of obsessing over the Bible’s allegedly antigay passages, they should study Mark 16:16-18 and John 14:11-14, which report the words of Jesus himself concerning what true believers should be able to accomplish.

Even the broader faith community doesn’t speak with one voice on homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Unitarian minister Mike Young of Honolulu stated that “Over 400 religious organizations, congregations and clergy from a wide range of faith traditions, signed the interfaith amicus brief in support of the marriage case before the California Supreme Court, voicing their deeply held commitment to end the prohibition against marriage for same-sex couples.” For them, this is a matter of "human dignity and religious freedom." (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, May 17, 2008)

Whether or not the high court settles the dispute is largely 'irrelevant' to the Christian. While the law of the land and governments of mankind will always make decisions against the will of God, our standard and rule of authority has to remain no less than the Word of God. Only to our own detriment do we negate the Word, 'reinterpret' it and twist it to suit the world or make it more appealing to the world. Our job is to adhere to the Word and to present it to the world. As Spurgeon once said 'I would no sooner defend the gospel but let it loose' !!!!

Oh Come one... the federal government has no place deciding on this issue. This is precisely the kind of 'lets use the federal government to push the will of the majority' mindset that we Christian's have been using to try to control the personal lives' of the people that will eventually backfire as the majority shifts.

I suggest actually following the constitution, and keeping the federal government out of our personal lives. That doesn't mean that the Federal government should have to make a ruling this way or that way... it means the very idea of marriage should be a purely religious contract.

The federal government should only be in the business of enforcing WRITTEN contracts. If any two people want to enter into a written contract to share property or custody of anything that is one thing, but for WE THE PEOPLe to have to obtain a license to get permission from THE GOVERNMENT so that we can make a promise between ourselves and God, Mr. Jefferson's rolling in his grave.

According to BYU professor Lynn Wardle, there is no provision in the U.S. Constitution that guarantees and protects marriage. And while this is true, the federal government has already taken a stand on marriage for the purpose of Social Security and income taxes. This is one reason why the Supreme Court will eventually have to take up this issue.

At the root of this discrepancy is the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which was signed, to his eternal shame, by Bill Clinton. Because of DOMA, even Gay couples who are legally married in Massachusetts are unrecognized by the federal government, and any such couple becomes magically "UN-married" once they move to another state. So frankly, even married Gay couples in Massachusetts continue to be second-class citizens in the eyes of Washington.