Well, it's not all good news :-(

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america are stuck in dark ages maybe obama will turn the light on?

I doubt Obama will cause a revolution in American thinking, don't forget that is, in fact, on record as opposing same-sex marriage. He has described marriage as a 'sacred union' and stated that 'God is in the mix'. It is tribute to his skills as a politician that despite that he managed to oppose Proposition 8 in California. That said he is in favour of 'Civil Unions' basically same-marriage in all but name, a very similar solution to the UK's Civil Partnerships. However how much he can and will push the issue from the Oval Office remains to be seen considering that is very much within what maybe regarded as the proper realm of the states.

It's the 21st Century and yet we are stepping back in direction?

I honestly do not know what to say. I can not conjure any comment, because I am shocked that this has been allowed. I understand the USA are much more, how can we say it... deeply religious than over here, but this is just pathetic.

Makes me feel proud to live in England.

First the English aren't religious at all, let alone deeply. We invented Test Match Cricket in order to give ourselves some form of concept of Eternity and why the Church of England appears to be the world's least demanding religion. However joking aside, Americans truely believe in Democracy (unlike their founding fathers, who had a healthy skepticism) the people of Califnornia believe their Constitution should expressly define marriage as being between one man and one woman, there is no-one to stop them (with the possible exception of the California Supreme Court in a lawsuit that has been filed regarding the constitutionality, if there is such a word, of the ammendment to the State Constitution).