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Vermont & Iowa recently join Massachusetts & Connecticut as recognizing gay marriage: Is it a continuing trend?

The three New England state doesn't suprise me, but I was shocked to know that Iowa, out of all other states, legalized it. Especially since California, a much more liberal state, revoked it. I do see this as a continuing trend though. I believe it'll slowly make it's way across many other states, over the next couple decades. Sadly, there will be people who care about an issue that doesn't involve them. People can't even get their own marriages together, and have more than a 1/2 chance of getting divorced, so it's not like they're in a position to judge. Especially Baptists in the south, who seem to take most opposition to this, who also have the highest divorce rate. I'm a heterosexual, who's not married, and I don't want anything to do with other people's business. I'll ask three follow up questions now: 1) How many years do you think it'll take before 20 states will legalize gay marriage: A) By 2015 B) By 2020 C) By 2025 D) After 2035 E) Never 2) Pick 4 of these 10 states who you expect to ''permanently'' legalize gay marriage first: Hawaii, California, New Jersey, New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Illinois, Arizona, Nevada, Minnesota 3) Pick 4 of these following 10 states that you believe will never legalize gay marriage, or at least not in this century: Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Louisana, Texas, Wyoming, Ohio, Florida, South Carolina Dan - You're probably write with that statement, but it's not because of gay marriage. It's because of our economic infrastructure, which was destroyed, by war debt, from the party that opposes this. The ''Holy Bible'' may give the spirit to some, but it doesn't mean all. Being that we're a country where church and state are separate, shouldn't ''gay marriage'' be isolated from our government's decisions? Ideally, it should be, but that's never how politics works. Not if you want to get re-elected, at least. For Christians, it's all about how you interpret the bible. If people took it word for word, they'd be committing a sin every 5 minutes. Even the majority of the most conservative Baptists in the deep south will tell you evolution is a reality, even if not all like to say it in those words. So it's shown we come a long way. This trend spread to Canada before us, and to much of European, now including the UK. It'll eventually make it's way to Japan too, just like the banishment of the death penalty fully, will come in their country, like ours, down the road. Yes, I should have included Utah in that list. It's pretty much a given, but who knows, maybe one day, like 50 years from now, someone will find this while googling that and saying, wow they were from. Yes, the state legislature approved it. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/04/07/vermont-becomes-fourth-state-to-allow-gay-marriage/ This was today.

Public Comments

1. If it is pissing off Republicans, its a good thing for America.
2. America is deteriorating rapidly.
3. Yes it absolutely is a continuing trend. 1. A. 2. CA, NJ, NH, ME 3. MS, AR, LA, TX
4. It appears to be happening here in the UK. However, if people believe in a Christian God they will behave accordingly. I believe--obeying His eternal commandments is the way God wants us to live(or trying our hardest-we all make mistakes of course). Those who don't believe in God will follow their own will. So the answer is we all need to repent of our sinful ways. The Holy Bible gives us the correct way to live.
5. Well, I would hope it IS a trend, since the U.S. Constitution forbids treating any group as second-class. I'd like to add that Utah will NEVER accept gay marriage. The Mormons are the reason Prop. 8 was passed (unconstitutionally) in CA and it is just a matter of time before it's overturned for that reason. However, Mormons RUN Utah, so gays should be forewarned of their bigotry.
6. It's a good sign that the end days are near. The world is becoming abhor able to God. This is going to happen in the end days. Many will think they are living a life which is right....it is only going to end in death for them.
7. I hadn't heard any news about Vermont. Did the state legislature legalize gay marriage? If so, then I'm glad. If the judges on the state Supreme Court misinterpreted the state Constitution again, then I'm angry. Just like I'm angry at the judges on the Massachusetts state Surpeme Judicial Court and the judges on the Iowa Supreme Court. I want legislators and voters to realize that no one chooses to be gay, thus that gay people should have the right to get married (as well as have all of the other rights that straight people have). But I don't want judges to keep on lying about what the US Constitution means or want the state Constitutions mean. I've read the Iowa Court's ruling and the Massachusetts ruling and those judges are liars.
8. Let's hope that it's a trend. I think that it's a wonderful thing! I was looking at pictures of the people in these states and they look sooo happy! 1.) 2015! (hopefully!) 2.) Hawaii, California, New York and New Jersey. 3.) Arkansas, Alabama, Texas and Ohio.