Homosexuality has been tolerated and/or approved within virtually all recorded cultures during the greater part of their history.
...what makes you the sage that future generations will think differently?
The most recent poll of graduating high school seniors has 66% supporting same-sex marriage. That figure has been on a steady upward trajectory for many years. With the younger generation, this is well past the majority threshold and swiftly approaching consensus. For them, the issue is a near non-issue.
Aside from that, the course of modern Western civilization is patently self-evident - both in this nation and every other. It's toward greater tolerance of homosexuals. Can you name me a single Western state or nation in the past half century which has repealed a sodomy law and then reinstated it???
"Homosexuality has been tolerated and/or approved within virtually all recorded cultures during the greater part of their history."
Wrong. It has been a crime in most countries and cultures, for good reason.
...what makes you the sage that future generations will think differently?
Most polls I've seen are against same sex marriages. In fact, had my state (MA) been allowed to vote on the issue, MA would have banned homosexual marriages all together.
If you're so confident that public opinion, why not support the drive for an ammendment, so that the people's voice can be heard?
Or do you support court activism against the peoples will? Aside from that, the course of modern Western civilization is patently self-evident - both in this nation and every other. It's toward greater tolerance of homosexuals. Can you name me a single Western state or nation in the past half century which has repealed a sodomy law and then reinstated it???