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God also made the devil. Argument invalid.
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The Bible said that God made Lucifer, the perfect and most powerful archangel above all other angels. He became known as the devil for rebelling against God for wanting to be worshipped and praised before God which led to him being cast out. Common misconception people tend to believe.
Back on subject; socially and politically any recognized practice/belief/way of life should be allowed freedom so long as it does not violate any established law in any way. You'd be surprised what kind of crazy cults, organizations, clichés and so forth you'd find are allowed and recognized in society today. It would be very hypocritical to be known as a nation state of Democracy and deny others their freedoms.
Morally, I am against the idea of homosexuals marrying. I am a Christian, it's what I've been raised to believe and do believe myself so do please respect that. A concern being if they were granted access of marriage is they would not be permitted to marry in most churches. Which is to be expected of course, because for Christians (well in Catholicism at least) marriage is a sacrament. You wouldn't see a Jewish man inside a Hindu temple receiving any of their Sacraments unless they were going through a conversion process. I'm not saying they wouldn't be allowed inside to listen or anything, but unable from participation in any of the rites. They could protest all they want but bottom line is if the beliefs don't match up, they best find another place to get married. I think some courts do some 'legal marriages'.
Back on the whole social and political spectrum, there are many crazy things out there that have rights that we probably don't even know about. Homosexuals are probably no different in should having rights like everyone else. There isn't anything in the constitution restricting marriage or any certain belief on anyone. Therefore, socially and politically they should be given a chance for marriage.
I'm neutral on the whole issue. Mainly because of my moral beliefs don't line up with the idea. But from a democratic perspective it's a right to liberty that people should have. Nonetheless I wouldn't mind if it was or wasn't passed. What annoys me though is that it's been nearly a century and a half and we're still having major Civil Rights issues. Progress needs to happen sooner or later. Whether it passes or not, I know I'm not planning on getting a same sex marriage anytime soon.
TL;DR
Last paragraph sums it up.