Homosexuality, Marriage, and the Bible (US residents only)

What religion do you identify with?

If the Bible states something is a sin should the Federal, State and/or local government(s) have a law forbiding it?

Is homosexuality a sin?

(Matthew 5:31-32)"Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' 32 "But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. Should divorce not involving sexual immorality (ie: inreconsiable differences, etc) be banned in the US?

Marriage/Divorce falls under the authority of? (Check all that apply)

(Genesis 18-19) Genesis 19 describes how two angels visited Sodom and were welcomed into Lot's house. The men of the city gathered around the house and demanded that Lot send the visitors to the mob so that they might know the angels. [The Hebrew verb yada (to know) is ambiguous. It appears 943 times in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). In only about a dozen of these cases does it refers to sexual activity; it is not clear whether the mob wanted to rape the angels or to meet with them, and perhaps attack them physically. From the context, it is obvious that their mood was not friendly]. Lot refused, but offered his two virgin daughters to be heterosexually raped if that would appease the mob. The offer was declined. God decided to destroy the city because of the wickedness of its inhabitants. The angels urged Lot and his family to flee and to not look back. Unfortunately, Lot's wife looked the wrong way, so God killed her because of her curiosity. God was apparently not critical of Lot for offering his two daughters to be raped. However, God was angry at the other inhabitants of the town. He destroyed Sodom with fire and brimstone (sulfur). He presumably killed all of the men in the mob, their wives and other adults, as well as children, infants, newborns, etc. Did God demolished the city because the citizens...

Should government be involved in the institute of marriage, other than for documentation/ recordkeeping purposes?

(Hebrews 13:40) "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge". Why would you care if other people of the same sex got married? (Check all that apply)