Gay Marriage in New York?

Governor Paterson of NY is spearheading the effort to make marriage legal between any two consenting adults, regardless of sex.

He points out that while members of some religions may take issue with this, it is not up to the state to determine which people may marry.

Now wait a minute! NOT that I want a diamond-shaped family tree, but don't they do that already? Don't you have to be just-so-unrelated to a person to marry them?

Perhaps the issue here lies in the definition of marriage. This is where people, like me, who believe that marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman, need to work to make that a definition recognized by our governments. In such a case, the discussion must change a bit. Obviously, these people who love each other should be able to have many (if not all) of the same rights as heterosexual couples (hospital visitation rights, etc.).

It is up to a people to define what is right and what is wrong. The government then backs that definition. It seems to me that as a people we have come to a point where we call good evil and evil good (sound familiar anyone?).

While I say that homosexual couples should have the rights that heterosexual couples do, put this in a civil union. The issue is that they want to redefine a millennia-old definition of a sacred institution. Well, it's not theirs to do with as they please.

But as we haven't made the definition legal, here's what's happening:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/paterson-unveils-same-sex-marriage-bill/?hp

It is so time to act, people!