Conn. Ban On Gay Marriage Reversed
According to this Washington Post article, the Connecticut Supreme court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages. This ruling makes Connecticut the third state to legalize same-sex marriages. In the majority opinion, Justice Richard N. Palmer stated that “Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same sex partner of their choice. To decide otherwise would require us to apply one set of constitutional principles to gay persons and another to all others.”
This is absolutely correct. Seeing as a popular argument against same-sex marriage comes from different religions, which define marriage as “a union between a man and woman,” the government would be upholding a religious belief in denying same-sex marriage. Separation of church and state should prevent this, because the government should not choose to follow the beliefs of one religion over those of another. Another argument against same-sex marriage is the fact that some people “don’t approve” of it, or are “sickened” by it. Well those who think taht way should just get over it and accept the fact that these people are in love with eachother. They are not being hurt or even directly affected by a same-sex marriage.