I think Adam and Steve could be a funny quote, but depending on the context yes it could be quite offensive! I guess it depends on what the person saying was using it to convey. In the case you mentioned above yes that seems to fit into the later category.

On a State level or marriage license level I don't think there should be any problem with Gay or Lesbian marriage as the church and state are supposed to be separate! Religious groups don't have any business getting involved with what people want to do outside of their groups. To be fair anybody who wants to be married or form a civil union in the eyes of the law or government should be allowed to do so or nobody should. Laws should be the same for everybody regardless of sex , race,creed, or sexual orientation.

I don't think religious groups should have any say in how the rules of the state are decided beyond what the number of people in the religious group have as a percent of the population in a democratic society, however within the religious community I think they should be able to deny marriage to anybody they wish and if the people don't like it they should be able to go elsewhere. I am all for the right of assembly and peaceful protest and if Religions want to unionize against or for any law then I say let the chip fall where the lay go ahead show your support for or against any law you want to but leave God out of it. I don't see why a lesbian or gay couple would want to be married in a church that condemns their relationship anyway. Personally I think it would be nice if religions evolved to accept gay and Lesbian people as natural/ non-sinful and stopped condemning them but honestly I am all for freedom of religion and belief and would not want someone dictating my beliefs to me. I think the biggest part of the issue comes from the term "marriage" and what that means to religious people. I think that is a religiously charged term closely associated with holy matrimony and perhaps states should stop using it.

I personally think the term marriage should mean nothing in the eyes of the law and they should look at people as either single or joint for tax purposes and retirement benefit purposes regardless of sex, creed, race or sexual orientation depending on how the individuals in question wish to file their taxes. If such was the case what is to stop someone from starting their own religion where they are allowed to practice gay marriage. To put this bluntly religions should stay out of government affairs! I hate how religions are always trying to tell people who don't feel how they do about how to live their lives. Religions should not be allowed to practice hate crimes! To deny someone their equal rights as a citizen of the United States based on sexual orientation is a hate crime. I don't even think things that bring these issues up should even have to be considered as in my opinion it would stand against the constitution to deny anybody equal rights. The whole issue pisses me off ! If two people want to love and behold and support each other forever until death do they part and live life as a team they should be able to regardless of who those two people are that their business. If the law has puts forth advantages for anyone who does so then who is to anyone to deny anybody else such advantages. If two people wish to file jointly as spouses that's their business.