Pennsylvania: why did you elect Eichelberger?

This is a little dated, but I feel like I need to comment on Pennsylvania State Sen. John Eichelberger (R) statements on a June 19 radio debate. Especially seeing as I haven't heard anything about it in mainstream news.

Eichelberger, in an interview with WHYY Radio about a month ago, talked about his upcoming constitutional marriage proposal and said that gay marriage was "dysfunctional" and would eventually lead to "polygamy, marrying younger people."

But the best part was when the senator decided to add this jewel to the conversation:

"They’re not being punished. We’re allowing them to exist, and do what every American can do. We’re just not rewarding them with any special designation."

Now I'm not the biggest fan of any long-term relationship, but I've always been taught that two people who love each other have the right to have their relationship legally recognized. This, of course, gets into a sticky situation - religion VS politics.

I have also been raised to believe that marriage is a religious institution. And as much as I hate to admit it, marriage should be dictated by religion. Ergo, marriage shouldn't be a political issue whatsoever. As a supporter of the separation of church and state, marriage should be kept in the churches (or mosques, or temples) and the government (federal and state) should issue "civil unions" to peoples wanting their relationship recognized.

This results in a somewhat simple solution to the problem with the debate of gay marriage. If there is no longer a government supported religious institution, then anyone wishing to have a legal merger between two parties can have a civil union. This, in turn, leaves the religious organizations the right to include (or exclude) whomever they see fit for the "holy right" of marriage. And ultimately, people can choose they're own way to define their relationships (wife/husband or partners).

It's actually kind of funny to me. Religious organizations tout on that marriage is something dictated by God, but they are wanting it to be dictated by the government - which is about as far from God as I can imagine.

But most importantly, if we were to actually do what the Constitution exists for and SEPARATE church and state, we could keep idiots like Eichelberger from spreading unnecessary hate and ignorance that only blind-sight his constituents and piss everybody else off.

CLICK HERE to hear audio experts and see a video response from Eichelberger.