Ohioans’ opinions: gambling yes, gay marriage no

I am in favor of gambling.
I am against marijuana.
I am in favor of lowering the drinking age to what it used to be.
I am in favor of the death penalty.
I am against gay marriage

Amen to that.

Seems backward, though, doesn't it? Potential to cause documented societal harm -- in this case gambling -- yea. Potential to demonstrate acceptance and equality -- in this case gay marriage -- nay?

Control freaks. It's not like gay people want to get married out of some vicious evil plot to kill people or make life dangerous for everyone else. Let them get married if they want. Legalize it and I can guarantee within months they'll regret it too, just like any sane heterosexual.

There is nothing wrong with allowing gay marriage. If you don't want it in your church, make sure to speak up to them, but you should not stop someone from having equal legal rights as heteros.

Civil unions, fine. Gay marriage? I'm sorry, I'm entitled to my opinion and mine is that I'm against it.

yix2K, great comment. LOL!

if gays want to get married let them. is it a sin yes it is. but they are the ones who,s going to have to answer to it. as for the marijuana, make it legal. it will put a hurting on some of the dealers. as for gambling well bring it in. but it will also invite crime.

If popular opinion had been the basis of past legislation, African-Americans would still be enslaved and women would not have the right to vote. While I have no doubt many people on these boards would be thrilled to return to those "good ole days," the point is that civil rights legislation has always had to happen outside the court of public opinion, either through the courts or legislature. People's opinions tend to change a lot slower than law requires, which means that in 50 years, we'll be looking back on the same-sex marriage debate the same way we look back on Jim Crow laws.