Quoting a Christian who was against Gay Marriage, but is now not. -

Everybody has their own personal values. Some of you may find it ironic that according to Christianity, everybody’s “personal values” are wrong. That includes mine. The only correct “personal values” are God’s. I used to believe that allowing gays to marry would somehow undermine the sanctity of marriage itself. My personal experience proved that undermining the sanctity of marriage has nothing to do with being gay — it has to do with being a person. Don’t get me wrong, I still believe that marriage is holy and sacred. I just think that if we as people were to disallow a couple from getting married just because they are “sinners”, or because we disagree with their “values” or “lifestyle”, we would have to disallow everybody from getting married. It’s not gay people that are destroying marriage, people of all kinds have been destroying it longer than recorded history.

I believe the main problem is that people who are against gay marriage (not just Christians, mind you) are confusing personal values and beliefs with the law (hence the quote at the top). I hope that other Christians (or others who are anti-gay-marriage) read this post and come to a realization that law has nothing to do with enforcing personal beliefs. It has to do with protecting those who can’t protect themselves. While the law may have failed in my case, I still have hope that my case is not typical.

The bottom line is that everybody has a right to be protected by law regardless of whether or not their values contradict yours, or if their lifestyle is different than yours.

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