Same Sex Marriage okay or not okay?

I read an article from USA Today that was published February 9, 2012 called California same-sex marriage ruling tied in knots. The article stated that same sex marriage in California would be void, but not completely. For example, "Same-sex couples cannot marry, but they also cannot be deprived of any of the rights and privileges the state bestows on married couples", but law allowed the 18,000 people that were already married to stay married. This new decision will not hold, because California cannot please both religious and civil groups. The article gave possible ideas to please both religious and civil sides. One idea was to have marriage for all, and this meant that the church would decide whether to marry same sex or refuse them completely. However, I think this would just separate one church from another, and led to problems between churches. I think that the author intended this article to be for everyone to see because it has always been a sensitive subject and everyone has his or her own opinion about this topic. I thought that the author was very credible because they seemed knowledgeable about the topic and gave possible solutions about gay marriage. The article was interesting because I never thought gay marriage would be so heated between religious and civil groups. In my own opinion, I think that gay marriage should be allowed. Why should we decide who can marry who? It is their own business and no one should have the right to decide for them. However, I can understand why religious groups are so against it. Same sex marriage is not allowed in the bible, but i believe that god made us unique in our own special way.