Unequally Yoked?

At the end of the day, interpreting the will of God is what the same-sex marriage controversy is all about. Those who are pious and believe in the literal scripture view homosexuality as an abomination and recoil from the notion the state should ever sanction such things. For gays and lesbians, however, the word "marriage" has become a symbol of a religiously based sanction for their own unions.

(originally from the article Get feds out of marriage business in yesterday's Star Phoenix)