Hey y'all - The other day I was one of the many Americans to take a sigh of relief at the comment that President Obama made in affirmation of gay marriage.
In an interview with ABC reporter, Robin Roberts, Obama made a sharp political move emphasizing that he believes "same-sex couples should be able to get married." (A transcript of the interview can be found here.)
This is a sharp change from Obama's campaign wherein he made statements such as "I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman" or "I am not in favor of gay marriage" that seemed to point to a complete opposition of the right that he now affirms.
This change from defining marriage as between a man and a woman, to saying that same-sex couples should be able to marry is definitely a "flip-flop" on Obama's held positions, but I myself cannot say that I disagree with his "new found" position.
Differing from the viewpoints of the President, Republican nominee and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, in a speech at Liberty University the other day said that he shared the values of the evangelical base in America, stating that he will adhere to the "common worldview" that "marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman".
This issue will polarize Americans as it not only touches party lines, but deeply seated religious beliefs and will test the question of whether or not, and to what extent Church and State should meld. I just hope for all of our sake that the issue is developed a bit more than a yes or no question during the up and coming debates!
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