Comments on: Gay Marriage Opponents "Thank" Obama

CBS Evening News: Californians Who Hope To Ban Gay Marriage Are Counting On Obama Voters To Give Them A Boost

[dtla1730]

Obama signed legislation blocking the ban on Gay marriage and supports Gay ''civil union''. Still, he''s never taken a stance on Gay ''marriage''- most likely because, as a Christian, he''s against it. The Bible clearly condemns homoesexuality.

Excuse him for having a single belief of his own.

Kudos to him for remaining true to himself, but also ministering to the rights and beliefs of others his administration would be responsible for serving in equality. He''s got class.

The woman quoted at the top of this article, on the other hand, has none.

[sampizsf]

I am a gay man, and while I don''t see myself getting married anytime soon. It disgusts me to no end that the NAACP would support Prop 8. I have always supported civil rights and for this organization to stab me and my people in the back in our time of need. Is treacherous beyond words. How dare you. After all your people have been through. How dare you attack a fellow minority.

[brady61995]

when will people figure out that they god marrige and wanting equal rights are two different things. adaoption, owning a home. health benifits. they are looking for basic civil rights that everyone else has. *** 16 percent of the population. african americans 12.4. could you imagine the gay college fund? the gay college? the gay bank? the gay consumer has more power than they think and until the organize better they will be used as a wedge issue by whites and blacks and christians.

[myopinion1]

Sirziploc, you are a liar and you know it. Palin is a good, Christian woman who certainly would not support people with a very serious brain abnormality (homosexuality) being married. Something as sacred as marriage is for man and woman only. Oh and PLEASE stop calling them "African-American". They are black. There are plenty of white people in Africa and NONE of the ones here are from there, save for a very, very few.

[whoopdeedoo6]

This is true about black males! They will not under any circumstances acknowledge homosexuality in their community! They live under this cloud of ignorance because they believe that as long as they are dating women, marrying women and having *** with women, they could not possibly be considered gay when they are also having *** with men! A lot of white guys fall into this way of thinking too!
I also want to address the moron that wrote this:"I would like to see 2 *** produce a child, without help from a normal(i corrected your misspelling lol) person." **** There are many man/woman couples that cannot produce a child(if we''re lucky , you are part of one of them)! Is there something wrong with them too?????

[whoopdeedoo6]

This is true about black males! They will not under any circumstances acknowledge homosexuality in their community! They live under this cloud of ignorance because they believe that as long as they are dating women, marrying women and having *** with women, they could not possibly be considered gay when they are also having *** with men! A lot of white guys fall into this way of thinking too!
I also want to address the moron that wrote this:"I would like to see 2 *** produce a child, without help from a normal(i corrected your misspelling lol) person." **** There are many man/woman couples that cannot produce a child(if we''re lucky , you are part of one of them)! Is there something wrong with them too?????

[loricampbell11]

i agree that every church should have the right to only preform the marriage ceremonies they choose to believe in. I also believe in separation of church and state. If anyone wants to be legally bound in a civil union, no matter what their sexual orientation, they should be granted a civil union by the state and a marriage or whatever they choose to call it in their place of worship. By giving straight couples extra rights, the state is violating mine.....and my kids.

[hhkeller]

300,000 dead in Iraq thanks to Obama and McCain and ya''ll are worried about gay stuff.

lame.

[sirziploc]

That witch Palin was overheard calling Obama the "N" word after the
debate with Biden backstage at her post-debate rally Thursday.....How
sick and desparate can McCain be to have this poor woman express
anything for him to lose in the end anyway!!! OUTRAGE!!!

[dibs977]

Biden and Obama are honest, good and kind men who will lead us to peace and prosperity and help us to save the planet. Vote Obama!

[incog-nito]

All this silliness over linguistics. Call it marriage or civil union or potato or whatever. If the legal rights are the same then it doesn''t matter.

[bernard1012]

a deliberate attempt by CBS to swear Obama, discreet but nevertheless the subtext is vote for Obama and you will have a homosexual ( i e liberal) loving, etc etc in the WH. Alternatively vote for nine hundred year old McCain and a Moose popping brain dead VP, who represent a retardation of a once proud republican pary who have brought the country
to its knees, domestically and internationally, Pity the female voters these days, on the one hand they are genetically predisposed to Palin, but on the other, they are appaled that after billions of years of evolution that we are been asked to consider this affront to our intelligence being given access to the WH.

[dibs977]

Gay people are born that way and they cannot change. They can be homosexual and be authentic and true to who they are or they can live a lie or live a life in the closet. I believe in truth---and I believe they are as good as heterosexuals and deserve the same rights. People used to deny rights based on being female or based on skin color---this is just another way for some people to deny the rights of others. If you do not believe in gay marriage--then do not marry someone of your same ***. Leave others to do as they think right and stop hitting us over the head with the Bible. The Dead Sea scrolls have taught us that there were many changes in the Bible hundreds of years after Jesus. It is a wonderful book full of great spiritual truths---but not the literal word of God. I have read it many times and study it frequently. The Bible has taught me to trust the meditations of my heart and that means to allow others the same rights I have.

[jerr11]

I support the gay marriage ban.

And I support Obama.

[itgranny]

I''m against both homosexual and hetrosexual marriage being recognized by the law unless the vows were given by a non-clergy representative of the United States. The reason being i want there to be a Separation of Church and state.

If you want the law to recognize you as being a pair its the courthouse you seek, that is the ceremony that should give you all the rights of a union.
if you want God to recognize you as a pair, its a church. Churches and clergy should not have legal power.

[tenayaca-2009]

Pastor Smith seems to have forgotten that just 60 years ago California had laws preventing black and white people from marrying...in that day, they would have been called Negroes or worse. And it is this level of discrimination that this pastor wants to visit upon another group in society. Would he want the interracial ban overturned?

The real issue here is about MONEY and INSURANCE COVERAGE and the CORPORATIONS who don''t want to pay BENEFITS and have sold this bill of goods to the love-thy-neighbor "Christians."

Also, I think his church''s non-profit status should be revoked. Pulpit Politics=Pay Taxes.

[andor3]

These pro-8 people are a joke. They cannot even make a real argument for their position so they invent things like taking rights away protects free speech! Californians are seeing right through this--if you have to lie to support your position, it is not a very strong one.