>Funny how a convicted pedophile, drug traffiker, murderer, religious extremist, etc, can marry and have their own kids, but two men or women (who may well be educated, hard working, and contributing to society) getting married is a huge problem.

Hey, ya gotta have morals doncha? I mean "draw the line", "take a stand", "defend marriage", "preserve sanctity" and all that? Otherwise we may set a bad example for all the convict-pedophile-dealer-murder-zealots among us. :-)