controversy

In recent news New York as legalized same-sex marriage. I thought I would take a moment and offer my opinion on the subject. Keep in mind this is only my uneducated opinion and you are more than welcome to disagree with me. First I'll start with saying as a christian I am against same-sex marriage just as much as I am against all sin. As humans we tend to categorize sin but in God's eyes sin is sin and we've all committed it, some habitually and some not. We weren't called to just accept every one's sin but to love in spite of it. My neighbor's are lesbians and though I don't agree with their lifestyle I respect them very much because they are sweet ladies who are doing an incredible job raising a teenage boy. All that being said I don't believe we as Americans have the right to deny marriage to  the gay community. We live in a country that stands for freedom and with that freedom comes the choice to marry whom ever you choose. I have heard people say that if we allow same-sex marriage it will diminish the value of marriage. I don't feel if Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris or even my neighbors get married it would take anything away from my marriage. And if it did then maybe my marriage wasn't strong enough to begin with. Their are a number of same-sex families that need the benefits that come from marriage and shouldn't be denied that right. Even God gave us the right to choose how we live why should the government give any less.