I am sure I hardly need to state my position on gay marriage and the current hubbub surrounding it on here. I am, frankly, extremely pissed off at the way these cardinals from the catholic church have presumed they can pass judgement on who can and cannot marry. Who gave them the authority to do so? Surely if two people love each other, and want to go through the marriage ceremony to show their commitment to each other, the should have a right to do so regardless of their gender. In this day and age, what gives the church the right to decree what does and does not constitute marriage? And if it thinks it still has the authority to do so, it is gravely mistaken: we live in postmodern, democratic and enlightened time – why should we listen to old men in funny hats who claim they speak on behalf of some invisible being?

People could say I am once again merely towing the liberal line, but that’s because the liberal line is the logical line to tow. The daily mail has it’s knickers in a twist about people it terms ‘militant neo-atheists’ and the erosion of religion, but as we as a society become more enlightened and open to new ideas, it’s natural that older, outdated ideas, like those surrounding marriage, will be swept away. The problem is not with gay people getting married; the problem is people failing to accept progress.