Why are most republicans against gay marriage rights?

Politically, I don't see why they are against it...


And if it has to do with their religion, well that shouldn't play part in their politics.Why are most republicans against gay marriage rights?
It is incorrect to think that a person can't let their religious beliefs effect their political beliefs and actions. The First Amendment was solely intended to prevent the federal government from imposing an official state (meaning federal) religion in the United States. At the time of the founding of the country several states were explicitly tied to various denominations and they didn't want a federal government to trample on their religious freedom.





As to why some Republicans and some Democrats (including Bill Clinton, who signed the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act in 1996 %26amp; Barrack Obama) are against gay marriage, one reason is because they think it will weaken marriage as an institution.





Other Republicans are against it because of the increased costs to the federal government to expand the definition of marriage.





Still other Republicans don't think the federal government has any business being involved in the matter just like the federal government has no proper role in the question of abortion.Why are most republicans against gay marriage rights?
You can't take religion from politics. Although I believe religion SHOULD be separate, in the end, religion completely fills in many gaps that people have and tells them what to think (not in a bad way, necessarily, it has to do with the formation of morals)





In a way a religion is only a philosophy dealing with metaphysics and epistemology. Therefore, many atheists and agnostics are in their own way religious, just not organized-religious.





Do some research into politics and religion and why there really is no separating them at the core of the system.
It is about states rights versus fed law. THe feds have no business in this area. Conservatives (and libs too like Obama) dont want a federal law mandating this for every state. We want the states to keep the right to decide for themselves
I think it's mostly to do with the word ';marriage';.





I can't vouch for all conservatives/Republicans, but some do support civil unions. They should get credit for that, at least.
Gays have the same right to marry as normal people.





As a straight male I have the right to marry anyone of the opposite sex. just like gays.
Directly and indirectly there is taxpayer dollars involved in marriage. So it has to do with proper spending of taxpayer money.
I am not against the Gay Marriage. I just don't want my tax to pay for it.








I could not care less if Liberals want to marry their dogs.
Nanny-state cons want to manage gays' lives cradle to grave.
because its icky! :) lol
Because some people don't know how to mind their own business.Simple as that. If they were minding their business,they wouldn't be worried about what other people are doing with their own adult bodies.