This was an issue only meant to put Bush back in office as I see it, and it succeeded.
The religious people, most of them, like most of all people, don't think through things carefully enough.
The main objective of Christianity, is to win others over to salvation, so they too may have eternal life, and not go onto their second death (spoken of in Revelations, and as I read it, no eternal suffering).
It would work far better, if first a gay was won over to the faith, and then gave up part of his/her lifestyle for the faith out of desire.
But by imposing laws based on Christianity alone, those who feel forced to follow a law they don't agree with, will naturally feel angry, as it's just a normal human mechanism for people who feel forced to get angry. And as people do, they then attach negative emotions to Christianity, and so are driven away from the faith, as are so many others who are witness to this.
Two arguments against those Christians that would ban same sex marriage,
Freedom of religion would be under no threat, in either Canada or America, as the churches have the full right to refuse anyone a marriage ceremony.
Allowing same sex marriage isn't destroying the sanctity of marriage, as that was done long ago, according to Christian belief, when divorce became a common and accepted practice. Jesus said that anyone who divorces a woman causes her to commit adultery, and any who marry the divorced woman would also be guilty of adultery. That's just the beginning of the arguments.
Two arguments against common liberal attacks.
Disagreement with the gay lifestyle doesn't equal hate. I can disagree morally with an action my friend took, but not hold any negative feelings against him.
Suggesting abstinence as a viable option for a gay-convert isn't suggesting the impossible. How are the homosexual and the heterosexual different, besides being attracted to the same or opposite sex? Sexual urges are just that, desires, and even a most basic urge, is controllable. Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, and a host of other people are testament to this. Also, that one should never beat oneself up for having a desire arise, but simply refocus, as that is the healthier way, then saying, "I am evil for having these desires". Common sense really.
I am a Christian, but would not vote against same sex marraige, nor would either condone, nor condemn same sex marriage, as there are strong arguments that the Levitical laws were cancelled in verses such as Colossians 2:14, and that the verses speaking against homosexuality in the new testament are actually mistranslations. I don't have any knowledge of greek, or latin, and it's not an issue that I must make a personal choice on. I will therefore let the gay-convert look at both sides of the arguments, within the Christian world, and come to his own conclusions. There are homosexuals on both sides of the argument with the Christian world.