I'm quite religious. I come from a family who have been Catholics for generations, I have only ever attended a Catholic school and I go to mass most Sundays (if I'm not too tired!)
Just a little point, I hate the phrase "god fearing". God isn't someone to be scared of, he's someone to turn to in times of need. If you fear your God because He will do something horrible to you, then that isn't a god you should be worshipping. Like Noah's Ark, some people believe that if they aren't good, God will send a huge flood and everyone except a chosen few will live. But us Catholics don't take the Old Testament literally, therefore we believe it is merely symbolism for behaving well.
I hope this isn't considered bashing, but I saw a Mibbian say "God is homophobic" and it just really got to me. God isn't homophobic, man has twisted the words he inspired the prophets to write and made them into laws of their own. I hope in time that Christianity can look beyond homosexuality and see that they are people in love, therefore their love should be celebrated in marriage and respected.
But, I don't think governments should force the Church to support gay marriage, it needs to be a gradual process where everyone in the Church accepts the LGBT community. If governments force it, some people may be resentful. Though, the church should support gay marriage, that is for definite in my opinion as we are taught that we are all "Gods children"
Wow I go off on tangents really easily...