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Not everyone in the US is a Christian so this statement goes against their beliefs

The church and state should always remain separate. You cannot tell someone what to believe and punish them for their lifestyles.

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 @Desmond-HawkConstitution  from West Virginia  disagreed…4mos4MO

Punishing homosexual people for their lifestyle and refraining from having a government definition of marriage that includes their behavior aren't the same thing. Nor does this constitute telling them what to believe. If separation of church and state meant that Biblical and U.S. law could never overlap, then murder and theft would be legal, because both the Bible and U.S. law outlaw them.

 @TBGP8COSSSocialist  from Virginia  commented…1mo1MO

Of course Biblical and U.S. law can overlap. It's just that law shouldn't be based on a text based on the beliefs of one religion. And not allowing same sex marriage is effectively "punishment." Imagine if only same-sex marriage was legal. How would you as a straight person feel being legally unable to marry the person you love?

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