Changing Views on Same-Sex Marriage

Views on same-sex marriage may be one of the deciding factors in the upcoming election. Although many politicians try to dance around the subject, the voting public is demanding more concrete answers. Some politicians have also had changes of heart regarding the subject in recent years. President Obama, for instance, stated in 2004 that he believed that marriage should be between a man and a woman, but claimed in a more recent statement that he has no problem with two people of the same sex getting married.

Republican congressman Ron Paul has also changed his tune about marriage since the last elocution. He now states that it should be a private matter between two people and that it is not his place to impose his standards on others.

Prominent religious figures are divided about the issue of same-sex marriage. More traditional religions still hold fast to the idea of marriage only being an viable union when it’s between a man and a woman.