California Gay Marriage

Well, not sure what to think about this really.  I guess it is all about medical benefits right?  I mean lets not kid ourselves into believing that it is about anything else but money.  It isn’t about being accepted or changing society’s views.  It is about money.  I am not even saying that I necessarily disagree with the ruling, but lets just call it what it is.  I think that this country was formed based on principles in the Bible.  Which is a bit dangerous since a lot of the Bible is interpretation, thus countless different factions of Christianity.  As an example, the Westboro Baptist church uses the Bible to support protesting funerals of veterans and teenagers killed in car accidents.   I think that we as a society need a compass.  I think the Bible is a good start.  I am a believer in states rights, so if California wants to recognize gay marriage, I guess so be it.   But issues such as these are difficult.  We elect officials who appoint judges that we believe will do whats best for our society.  Is having the government officially recognize something that the Bible fairly clearly denounces put us on a slippery slope?  To say no, means you are not really a believer in what the Bible says, which for some isn’t a problem.  Myself, I believe in the Bible.  I think it has been affected by man but the core, the parts that can’t be lost in translation are real.  So I struggle when we decide we are going away from that.  Can we be tolerant of different lifestyles but not endorse it as a society?  Can we say, we don’t think what you are doing is right, but it is your life?  There is a group of people who are exhibitionists.  Does this mean we should allow them to walk down a crowded street naked?  I should state at this point that I have gay relatives.  It is clearly not an easy lifestyle to live.  To be honest I couldn’t care less that they are gay.  That is not for me to judge as a person.  I will not however endorse their lifestyle.  It is a difficult issue with no right or wrong answer I think.  In closing, I am where I started this diatribe, confused and unsure what to think.