Bigger Fish to Fry

I am not at all appalled by the shocking lack of critical thinking in regards to the gay marriage issue.  First, I am not going to state my position on it.  I am going to ask a few questions:

1.  What is the history of Marriage?  (Each culture different, but study them all)
2.  Why is the government involved in marriage?
3.  What is the history of the relationship between government and marriage? 
4.  What is the proper role for the United States Government (as outlined by the constitution) in regards to marriage?
5.  What does all of this have to do with the Protestant Reformation?

Those should make you think.  Now, don't go to the knee jerk left v right response.  Let us delve deeper.

First, let is separate a few things and then unpack everything.  First point.  For me. I am not attempting to change your mind or criticize your standpoint no matter how wrong it is.  Just kidding.  My own personal belief is that marriage is between one man and one woman and God.  I see the world through my Catholic belief system perspective.  So that is the ground work for my thought process. 

Got it?  Okay, you don't have to agree, but if  you would like to know how I view this issue, I will explain.  if you dont' want to hear what I think, then tune on ESPN.  I'm sure world peace is on there throwing more elbows into faces and apologizing. 

I always wondered why the Christians and gays squared off on this issue.  It is essentially because both parties are wanting the Government to make them happy.  Here we go.

I'm going to save ourselves many hours of research and reading.  Who wants to read anyways? 
Lets divide it into two types of marriages for our argument here.  Spiritual and Regulated.

Spiritual :

Marriage is a sacrament in the Catholic church.  Marriage predates the church,, and it has existed in many other spiritual communities.  I know it is in Jewish, Muslim and Christian faiths.  It is subject to the higher "authorities" in those various systems. 

Regulated:
Basically government doing what it does best.  Yep, you guessed it.  BOHIC.  Government taking your money.

Where did the two really blend together?  John Calvin.  Yep.  When the Reformers threw off the chains of the "tyrannical" Catholic Church, they invited a devil they didn't know called government. 

so fast forward.  Now the Conservatives / Christians want the government to define marriage as one woman / one man.  So let me get this straight.  Protestants couldn't live under the Pope and Church telling them what to believe and do and act etc... So now the government can?  They are seeking the government to legitimize their personal spiritual beliefs?  Why?

And the gay marriage proponents don't get a free pass on this one.  Since when is marriage a "right"?  How convoluted are you?  There is absolutely nothing in our Constitution that specifies that you have a right to marry whomever you want.  You are just pissed because you feel like a victim.  Do you have any idea how much of America doesn't care you are gay?  Seriously.  You build it up and wear it as a badge of honor and most people simply don't care.  If you are so sure in your rights and your own personal crusade for equality, why do you seek the legitimacy of a government that only seeks to disenfranchise you? 

Both sides need to stop with this absolute asinine behaviour.  The state should have absolutely no say in the personal lives of the citizens.  That is so simple.  Both sides are beyond help in their ability to analyze this situation.  There are many more important things. 

So to put it in one sentence, my thoughts on gay marriage:

Polishing the Brass on the Titanic.