I was glad to be there today, standing on the side of love! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150552853944607.378782.547504606&type=1&l=d1259e031a

The denial of a marraige license by a state actor on the grounds of geneder violates my freedom of religion under the First Amendment. My religious beliefs are that marriage between any two consenting adults is okay with God. So, Virginia, why are you denying me my religious freedom? Why are you denying this loving couple their religious freedom and civil rights?

I guess down the road, pedophiles will want to marry children and humans animals. Marriage is meant for a man and a woman. Our society is on a slippery slope to a loss of morals. It may not be the politically correct or hip thing to say but it is correct.

It's really not my business what two consenting adults do. Who's it hurting?

It is tricky to base our laws on the Bible. Jesus condemns divorce for any reason other than adultery and, even then, the divorced person may not marry again until the original spouse dies. So, how many religions still go with that paradigm? If you base your morals on Biblical laws, be prepared to defend your hypocrisy.

BTW, great special on HBO tonight about an "immoral" marriage in Virginia years ago. I see a connection!

The bible is not the only holy book & most people don't take it literally. BTW pedophiles can marry now anyway.

The Bible also prohibits divorce and charging interest for loans. It does advocate stoning disobedient children, however.

Wow Spider, you arrogance ande ignorance are astounding. You seem to want to repeal the First Amendment.

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I DON'T THINK GAY PEOPLE SHOULD GET MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE People in Virginia Voted and they voted NO!!!!! she shouldn't be able to get married!!!!! I love gay people but its not right and its not on the bible. if we allow them to get married it will became a joke

WHY DO people think its coool to be gay

My faith calls me to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every human being. I believe that God doesn't make mistakes and he made all of us, gay and straight alike.

I commend the woman's courage. Lately, the government of Va has been an embarrassment to our liberties.

I can't understand why marriage is still limited to two people. With the cost of living so high these days, loving partnerships among three or more adults would help create stable families.

To those who seem to confuse the Bible with the Constitution, may I suggest that you actually read the Bible and not just look at quotations taken out of context by interest groups? Marriages in the Bible are NOT as you describe. Seriously. Read it. Also, there's the issue of combining linen and wool.

It is not about denying gay couples to like each other. If they want to be together, so be it. The point here is that they are trying to redefine the meaning & value of 'marriage', which is between male & female. If they want to have civil unions, or maybe create a new 'name' and meaning to their union, so be it. I don't mind if they have the same benefits as married couples, but do not call it marriage, because taht is reserved for man and woman. For example, would we give the name 'citizen' to an illegal who lives here? Wouldn't that redefine the word & value of 'citizenship?

Can't we find a way to just be happy for others who have found happiness that doesn't hurt anyone else - I am an elder at church and have read the bible and I promise I won't use quotations taken from the context of the book to create hate and judgement>>>>I believe acceptance, and love and tolerance are the primary message you were meant to have taken from the book.

Although many people choose to be married in churches, marriage is actually a legal civil union. Otherwise, one would have to go to church to get a divorce. That's not the way it works. Also, please believe me when I say gay people hate pedophiles and hillbillies as much as anyone.

love and tolerance- Tolerance is define as "a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own." To have such a definition accepted across this nation and have it pushed from one side or the other is just wrong. I personally find homosexuality offensive. It is my right to say that it offends me, and therefore if it offends me, the ones pushing the effort of "gay" marriage is fringing on my constitutional rights and civil liberties. As a voter, I voted "NO" like a majority. If a majority can win the opposite vote swaying others, and it becomes law, I will be in the minority fighting to repeal it just like you are now. The Bible is what it is. It is the oldest book in history and yet, we as "society" have twisted its meaning to distort the truths in our favor. Its a matter of faith and belief, not distorted context, that Christianity was founded. This country was founded on Christianity. Being gay or accepting the lifestyle is a choice. So please stop flaunting the "gay" issues in my face, read the Bible in the many versions, and get back to real social issues. Morality is actuality; live it, breathe it, love it!

The bible is not the oldest book in history and not even the oldest writing in history. The Gutenberg Bible may be oldest printed book that still exists. It depends on how you define "book." There has been verifiable writing since about the 3rd mil. BC which included things like the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, the books of the Pentateuch, and Sumerian poetry and epic. It is very hard to date these definitively, but they're all older than the bible.

If we looks at works still read today, the earliest are the five books of the Torah and the first five of the bible and scholars generally agree that those books were written between the 15th and 10th centuries BC. However, the earliest surviving versions date only to about 200 BCE. It is known as the Septuagint and is written in Greek. One of the earliest novel-like stories which still survives is the Epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian epic poem. The surviving version was written on clay tablets in the 7th century BCE. Something called the "Instructions of Shuruppak ," another Sumerian text that still exists, was written around 3000 BC. In fact, the Ten Commandments were basically plagiarized from the Code of Hammurabi, which is far older than the bible and still exists in the Louvre Museum in Paris. I have a photo of myself standing in front of it. You can't expect us to take you seriously unless you have your historical and scientific facts absolutely correct.

Respectfully, does anyone want Virginia's General Assembly debating the sacred writings of the Christian, Jewish, or any other religion? People who want to oppress others must have a better argument or join the cause for liberty. Otherwise, we devolve into asking whom did Cain and Abel marry in the Bible.

For me, I was proudly one of the 300 who stood with Barb and Karen on Valentine's Day as they confirmed their love one for another. Love is good. Don't you know?

Thank you.

A. Will Radle, Jr.
www.VA8.com

I am yes to the the glbt marriage. They are born like that as a gay thats not their fault. If god forgive us for our sin why cant we people we just only human. And the only thing that they did is to love one another so what is wrong with that so try to see something good your not a god. We dont have to judge them. They just want to live like a normal people do. Who will be the sinner, you that judge them or the gay people that they only want us to respect and accept them for who they are and love them for what they are. I respect the bible like everybody did. But God respect and love his son more for his life. So youre not a God to judge for what they. God made us and he equally love us. !

To all those who say they support gay people, have no problem with gay people, LOVE gay people, BUT don't favor gay marriage: Your love and support for them is not as great as you think if you can't accord them the same rights and responsibilities as other citizens of this state/country. For those who offer the ridiculous argument that this is a slope that will lead to people marrying animals or children, grow up. We're talking about a marriage between two consenting adults, be they of the same gender or not. The parts of the Bible that condemn gay sex are in the Old Testament. Jesus never said a word about it...and he hung out with guys.