@Anonymous: lol ... Jesus healing the servant of a Centurion is considered an affirmation of a gay couple? Under that logic, Moses parting the Red Sea is an affirmation that koalas are the devil.

Further ... statements directly from the Bible against homosexuality include:
1 Corinthians 6:9
Leviticus 18:22
Leviticus 20:13
(I figure 3 is enough for now)

Look ... be for gay marriage or against it ... but don't try to pretend that being homosexual is in line with Christianity. Either be courageous about homosexuality and deny Christianity or be courageous about Christianity and deny homosexuality. Don't try to be a fence-rider.

@Anonymous: >Jesus healing the servant of a Centurion is considered an affirmation of a gay couple?

Yes, Matthew was originally written in Greek, not English. The word "pais" is used in the greek text to describe the servant. "pais" in greek is a specific term used to describe a male sex slave. Also all of the examples you're using to condemn homosexuality are from the old testament.

@Anonymous: "Often, pais is used as a male slave child, sexual or non-sexual."

Additionally, you must not know your Bible ... as the first example I listed for you was from the New Testament.

Look ... I'm not condemning homosexuality ... far from it. I just get sick and tired of people trying to find validation for their thoughts/beliefs where it doesn't actually exist.

@Anonymous: '"I’ve stated my opposition to this. I think it’s unnecessary," Obama told MTV. "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that’s not what America’s about."'

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2008/11/obama-on-mtv-i/

Really "couched" terms there, huh? I'd love to know where he made it "obvious" that he was in favor of gay marriage in 2008.

@Anonymous: No such thing, you can only EVOLVE

@Anonymous: Having seen this attitude all over the place, I have to ask: are you really so jaded and cynical that you think everything done by obama is manipulation? I'd go so far as to say that this statement isn't going to win him votes, rather, it may cost him votes from any devout christians who happen to vote democrat.

@Anonymous: “The pais in a homosexual relationship was often a youth who had attained full height.”

“The junior partner in homosexual eros is called pais even when he has reached adult height and hair has begun to grow on his face.”

@Anonymous: Desperate? With Romney as an opponent? If anything, this is just a last-ditch attempt to make the presidential race slightly less one sided.

Against those who are saying it means nothing:
1) You're right, technically speaking.
2) However, to say that he is able to do so through his position as president is mislead. The president of the United States has no LEGISLATIVE power, being the head of the EXECUTIVE branch. All legislation is sourced in Congress, and it dies in committee, typically. Since the Republicans are the majority in Congress, it most certainly WOULD die.
3) Obama was in support of the gays in '08, but once getting to power, there were obviously more important issues (see: Crash of '08, Algeria, Arab Spring, Greece) to handle, being the head of state and the head of government. The President has very little role in determining domestic laws, much of that is given to the states, where the real issues lie in terms of Gay Rights. http://tinyurl.com/btwhe7o for a great breakdown state-by-state.
4) If this was strictly for votes, he would have avoided the question, but given enough of an answer to get support. He has a big hurtle to jump when Romney becomes the nominee. Romney's campaign is being funded by EXTREMELY conservative SuperPACS, 527s and 501c's as well as conservative indivuals and companies (see: opensecrets.org) All of whom are against many social reforms right now such as: abortion, gay marriage, health care, etc.

I'm gay. I didn't care that he said it. How the president feels about social issues is irrelevant because he has NO power. Stop being angry at the presidency as a whole, disregarding Obama alone. Its Congress that needs to change.