GOP and Democratic presidential hopefuls has expressed their support to the gay and lesbian community in the country but the question of same sex marriage remains to be one of the areas which are considered as a taboo. In a forum sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the Democratic hopefuls were one in their stand against same-sex marriage.
Former Senator John Edwards from North Carolina who was also the vice-presidential nominee of the Democratic Party was apologetic about his previous declaration about how his faith is the reason for his strong objection to same sex marriage but he reintegrated his stand that same sex marriage is still not viable. During the forum, Edwards clearly outlined his stand on the issue of gay rights. He said that although he believed in equality of all people, there are things that he just cannot support and one of it is same sex marriage.
On the other hand, Senator Barack Obama wanted to disintegrate the idea of marriage with religious issues. He believe that marriage should not always be equated with religious practice and that marriage should be viewed more of a civil right that is given to people. According to him, the right of individuals should be respected and upheld. However, although Obama clearly wanted to make a difference in the issue of same sex marriage, he did not make any categorical statement as to whether or not he will support or oppose the idea of same sex marriage when he become president of the country.
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