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Only for the fundamentalists. Your average Christian (or Muslim, Jew, Hindi, Buddhist, or basically anything but Scientologist) is pretty tolerant of other religions, and will only offer to share their beliefs when asked. Those who intrude upon the lives of others are typically scorned.
I am agnostic, so this entire religious debate is particularly scary for me. Are the rights of people who simply do not have a specific belief destined to be ignored? Freedom of religion includes the freedom NOT to have a religion at all.
That said, the government should not be in the business of deciding how people live their lives. As far as Uncle Sam is concerned, there should be no such thing as marriage. Everything should be a "civil union," a politically neutral bond between consenting adults that carries with it specific legal benefits and responsibilities. Please note that I said consenting adults; in the eyes of the government this should be no more than a legal contract. If you can't enter into a legally binding contract, you shouldn't be able to enter a civil union.
Let the churches handle who can get married where. The governments job should be protecting the rights of the people, not deciding who marries who.
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