Banning Same-Sex Marriage Violates Church-State Separation
 By Allen Snyder
 OpEdNews.Com
The same-sex marriage debate currently raging is arguably deflecting a moth-like public’s attention away from some of BushCo’s more egregious failures like the mess in Iraq and the sagging, jobless economy, but it’s nevertheless an issue being taken very seriously by both supporters and opponents.  Some government officials, most notably in San Francisco and New Paltz, New York , are bucking trends, civilly disobeying, and marrying hundreds of gay couples.  The state courts and legislatures are now involved and it looks to be a long and emotionally hyperbolic debate.