some day we'll figure out how to get out of each others' bedrooms. until then, we're stuck. I mean, as long as children aren't being harmed, and people aren't being coerced, what is the harm?

I'm a pretty devout christian. I have my morals, my rules for living, my code of conduct - but that's the kicker - they're mine. I can't/won't/don't enforce them on anyone else.

The only glitch I can't wrap my head around (and perhaps hubski can help) is this: Let's say same sex marriage is "legalized". Will private institutions (like churches or adoption agencies) be forced to service same sex couples? For example, Could a church be legally compelled to marry a gay couple? Would a catholic adoption service be obligated by law to work with adoptive gay couples?

I've heard religious conservatives throw out this argument, but it really sounds like a bit of a straw man, or a fear-based argument. I can't imagine a gay couple coming to my church and demanding marriage. And I assume there are enough adoption agencies around that a gay couple could find service. But I know the litigious and attention grabbing society we live in. Yet I'm optimistic enough to believe that if we can open up enough minds to legalize same sex marriage, that there wouldn't be forced compliance within churches or private organizations.