[Luis Gonzalez]

"Protection of children is the reason the state has a compelling interest in marriage."

Let me get this straight.

You are in a Conservative forum arguing that the State is acting in the best interest of our children, and that's why homosexuals who are unable to bear children are not allowed to marry?

Would you be making reference to the same State that legalizes killing a million fetuses a year?

[NutCrackerBoy]

Homosexuals, who are unable to bear children, are allowed to do anything they want, and rightly so. Why do you ask whether they are "allowed" to marry? They can have a ceremony and call it marriage.

The traditional institution of marriage is one man and one woman. The states' current definition of marriage is one man and one woman. The states support traditional marriage to protect the many children that result from sexual coupling. Why should that change?