They were offered a civil union, with the same benefits as married couples. They turned it Down. So what is this controversy really about?This is the crux of the biscuit. If government was not so deeply embedded in marriage in America, same sex marriages would be a completely moot issue.Who does it harm? For that matter why is the government a part of marriage anyway.
You won't hear too many anti-gays screaming for government to get out of their marriages, though. They enjoy all those cash and prizes they get from the government, and they do not want to share. In fact, they literally want gays to go to hell before they will share those government gifts.
When?
As someone else pointed out- I would really like you to point out when that happened?
However, I can point to you where the Christian majority has specifically turned down homosexuals from having civil unions with the same benefits of marriage.
The controversy is that there are people like yourself who want homosexuals to be discriminated against.