Today the California Supreme Court ruled in support of Prop 8, California's controversial law that bans gay marriage. Everything from Facebook to Twitter to news websites are ablaze with both sides of the debate.

For the most part, the gay marriage ban is rooted in religious dogma. It is well known the Mormons put millions into helping Prop 8 (Prop H8), because Mormons are one of the few faiths with the balls to stand behind their literature, despite its natural bigotry. For the religious it must feel nice to lean back into their Lazy-Boys, snap the paper bearing the news that California gays can't get married and fade back to Sportscenter with another moral nightmare averted. Nevermind the millions of couples who can no longer inherit from their lovers estate (in absence of will), have hospital visitation, enjoy tax breaks, and many other trivial rights that straight married couples enjoy.

But doesn't it strike some people from the religious side that it doesn't matter what we do with our laws here on this Earth? Doesn't St. Peter stand at the Pearly Gates with a moral checklist and forbid gays from entering? Isn't there a filtering system of God that weeds out the sinners from the righteous? That is, after all, the purpose of Heaven and Hell, right? To reward the faithful and punish the rest. So why then are the religious so concerned with the private choices of individuals? They are hellbound already, just for their thoughts, may as well let them live their gay lives here on Earth.

It just comes down to the fact that gays are here, they are Americans and deserve all the rights available to all Americans. If someone's church doesn't agree with the marriage, then maybe the church shouldn't marry them? To slash the rights of people because of  personal faith or religious views is characteristic blind bigotry inherent in faith. Just one valid reason for denying the rights to these people would be welcome, preferably something other than the old standby Bible answer, something more logical. It says a lot of stuff in there that avowed Christians say is "not literal" and if they do consider it literal, then they need a lot more propositions on the ballot next year. Sadly, due to my LOGIC, I have to agree with the court decision (not the vote). It was voted on, despite the outcome, it can't just be reversed. Why vote then?