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Because it forces Christians to accept a standard of "marriage" that goes against 6,000 years of tradition and Judao-Christian biblical teachings. And forces Christians to accept a legal standard that is in polar opposition to what Christianity teaaches marriage to be.
J/C beliefs about marriage do not go back that far. They are much younger than that.

Also, again, law can not be written to reflect one religion's belief system, even if this is a "Judeo-Christian country."
WRITTEN Judao-Christian tradition does not go back that far. The Bible (in the form of the Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) goes back to about 1400 B.C.
That was the point where written language began.
But the Judao-Christian tradition goes back much further, to Adam and Eve, to the birth of civilization.
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But with a Gay Marriage legal precedent, then Christians are forced to accept the same standard as gays. Which clearly undermines Christain culture, and forces Christians (and others who don't believe in gay marriage) to accept something that is clearly decadent according to their beliefs.
I feel I may need to bring it to your attention that not all Christians feel the same way that you do on the matter. There is quite a split, in fact, with more people on the side of beliefs opposing yours than you might think.

I also would like to add that, for the reason stated above, I don't feel you should be attacking the religion itself, klinton. It's all about how things are interpreted.
Those "Christians" who say that are doing so in blatant rejection of Biblical teachings. If your standard for creating religious thought is something other than the Bible, then one is, by definition, NOT a Christian, or representative of Christianity.
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Christian businesses, for example, would be forced to pay spousal benefits to gay spouses, which is in clear contradiction of Christian beliefs. Which would be a travesty.
Not true, since they would not be married in the Church.
It forces acceptance of something "detestable" to God, as a "marriage" endorsed by God. And forces Christians (and other non-gays) to accept this standard.

It forces Christians to employ, provide benefits for, and accept a lifestyle that in every way corrupts and distorts Christian teachings.
That is most certainly a travesty. [/QB]
The Bible has be translated several times since it was first written. The current Bible is not a verbatim transcription of the original text. But this is besides the point since whether or not homosexuality is "detestable to God" is an separate issue, as Sammitch pointed out.

Legalizing marriage does not force any religion to take any stance or accept anything. Separation of Church and State works both ways.