Eliot man speaks against Church's push to oppose gay marriage

I chose this article because it is about a topic that I am interested in and feel strongly about.  This elderly Eliot man is speaking out against his Church's push to get their attendees to vote 'no' to gay marriage in next week's election.  I give this guy major props!  His church basically told him that if he votes in favor of gay marriage he will be being "unfaithful to the Catholic doctrine".  To this the man said that he didn't think the church had any right to "be the law that governs civil marriage".  I not only agree with this man's assessment but also have a lot of respect for him.  By speaking out he is going against what his church wants which, for some people, can be difficult.  However, he feels that the public should be informed about both sides of this argument before voting and he wants to get his opinion out there.  He is also worried that, with the Church telling people if they favor gay marriage they are going against the Catholic doctrine, that a surge of un-informed voters will line up to the polls.  This article appealed to me because it is controversial and is timely considering the election is next week.