Civil rights for gays is a totally separate argument from gay marriage. Every human being in this country should enjoy the same respect regarding their life. I don't know any Christian who would deny homosexuals the right to live without fear of harm or death because of their lifestyle choice (i'm sure that there are many who do, just not around me). They may believe that the lifestyle is sinful, but punishment is considered up to god and not man. This, however, is very different from actively supporting gay marriage. Gay marriage is not a legitimate civil rights issue. This undermines so many things that society purports to believe that it cannot be the case until society changes its values. I do not believe that there is any real case when it comes to this issue. If we were to change laws on marriage with a Federal law, we may as well throw most other marriage laws out the window as well from the same logical point of view.

/rant