Iowa and Gay Marriage

Iowans really need to get a grip over the gay marriage issue.  Now that our state Supreme Court has invalidated the "one man, one woman" law, clearing the road for gay marriage in the state, the usual idiots and bigots (*cough Steve King cough*) are waxing apoplectic about the apocalypse that's sure to result.  Oh, spare us, please.  Some points to consider at your convenience:

• The ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court was unanimous.  Surely you're not going to claim that they're all godless liberal atheists who hate the institution of marriage?
  
• If you think the supreme court overstepped its authority, and created legislation from the bench, you need a serious refresher in Government 101.  Study up on the Separation of Powers and the Equal Protection Clause.
• People calling for a vote on the issue are totally missing the point.  Can the people vote to overturn Constitutionally-protected civil rights?  Brush up on "tyranny of the majority".
• The arguments being made against gay marriage are identical to those once used to oppose abolition, desegregation and interracial marriage.
• There's no threat here to "traditional marriage".  Heterosexuals will go right on getting married at the same rate as before.  My marriage is not suddenly meaningless now that gays can do it, too.
• If you're concerned about the Biblical condemnation of homosexuality, you may want to actually read the Bible.  All of it.  You could probably find 50 things you do that are condemned in there somewhere.  You could also find justifications for all sorts of nasty stuff, slavery and genocide to name two.
• And even if the Bible DID condemn homosexuality clearly and unequivocally, so the hell what?!?  Biblical pronouncements do not override equal protection under the law.
• If you believe that adherence to the rule of (secular) law will bring the wrath of God down upon the whole nation, maybe you should ponder whether a God like that is really worthy of worship.
• And has anybody considered why government should be in the marriage business at all?  Why not let marriage go back to being a religious institution, and stop giving legal and financial perks to certain people as a reward for participating in a religious ritual?