My views on gay mariage

[MeasH]

As most Americans probably know, there is a debate going on right now on whether or not same-sex couples should have the legal privilege to marry. My opinion is that they SHOULD be given this privilege. My reasoning is very simple. The first amendment of the Bill of Rights gives us a few freedoms, one being freedom of religion. I think if our citizens have freedom of religion, than so should our laws. Once you get past religion, same-sex marriage is just a certain group of people not getting a privilege that everyone else DOES get. This has happened before. For example, women were not allowed to vote in presidential elections, colored people had to give up bus seats to white people, etc. They all got their rights in the end, and I believe this should turn out the same.