Why christians should be happy about what happened yesterday.

I want to do this in sections.  I saw a victory for liberty yesterday.  I saw a victory for state's rights.  And I saw a victory for equal rights.  I also saw a victory for families and society.  And I saw some things that should make christians happy.  If you don't care about a section, don't read it.  Here it goes.

Liberty

The Supreme Court made some decisions on DOMA and California Prop 8 yesterday.  The decision to overturn DOMA removed an unnecessary bill from the US law code.  DOMA was a 90's partisan legislative battle that fell alongside Don't Ask, Don't Tell.  It gave Clinton the ability to pass budgets that simultaneously provided a surplus and destroyed military readiness for a decade.  Getting rid of unnecessary bills is always a  victory for liberty.  Our constitution was written to limit the government's ability to make laws.  And that is how America should have always been.  We should have the fewest laws to achieve the desired end result.  This decision helps do that.  That is why it was a  win for liberty.

State's Rights

DOMA made federal limits on a power that it was never meant to control.  There has never been a federal marriage certificate in this country.  The power to define marriage was never supposed to be under the scope  of the federal government.  There have been several bills that have given the federal government power that it should not have.  This was a step in the right direction for removing federal fingers from state matters.

Equal Rights

This is probably going to be an odd one.  I don't care if married people get married or not.  I don't care if straight people get married or not.  However, sociologists have decided that a family unit makes for a stable home and thereby marriages benefit society.  The federal and state governments have decided to provide benefits to families in order to support stable homes.  These benefits are determined by the issuance of a sealed piece of paper that they give to two people that promise to be a family.  Most states have said that they will only give this piece of paper to the two people if one is a man and one is a woman.
Tangent
The thing is, these two people have about an equal chance of staying a family and benefiting society or separating (http://www.divorcerate.org/).  Furthermore, unless you prescribe to the theology that the laws of man determine your standing with God, the only reason to care about the little piece of paper is to take advantage of benefits that the government is just handing out.  Holy Marriage has nothing to do with that piece of paper.  When two people make a covenant with God to fulfill roles, support each other, honor each other, love each other, and always be with each other, it has nothing to do with a piece of paper.
Back to Equal Rights
It is wrong to hand out benefits to one group of people and not to another group of people based on individual's personal preferences.  That is populace governing.  It is wrong.  A republican democracy was chosen for this country because it was thought that it would solve the problem of populace governing that would arise from a pure democracy.  DOMA and Prop 8 were populace governing.  They were modern day Jim Crow laws.  They said, your marriage isn't real because we don't like it.  And that's not fair.  If you want to be a bigot but have equal rights, then you should be behind the revocation of all marriage benefits.  Therefore, marriage remains a strictly religious matter.  But I know that if you're a bigot, then you're probably also an idiot, so that didn't make sense to you.

Families and Society

According to all evidence currently presented by those people who present evidence, when people make an agreement to start a family, take care of each other, and raise children to be active members of society, they benefit said society.  The decision this week will allow more people to openly make the choice to become families.  It's not that they weren't families before.  You don't need a piece of paper or benefits to be a family.  But when there are benefits distributed equally to all participants, there is a high probability that more people will choose to participate in the whole family concept. And that is good.

Christians

"But I'm a christian and I believe that marriage is a covenant between a man, a woman and God, and this decision challenges my world view and will lead to the fall of morals and christianity in America."  That's what I assume those people would say.  To them I write this last section.  Mark 12:17.  It tells you to pay your taxes and to follow laws.  What is also says is that the things that pertain to God are not the things that pertain to governments.  The laws of earth do not change what God feels about people's actions.  And when you start thinking that I am judging people's choices, it is not my place to judge.  God will do that for me.  And I am no better than anyone else.  For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  Jesus showed an example of judging people with Mary Magdalene, John 8:7.  So, you go judging if you want, but I will hold on to my stones, sts.  The great part of all of this is that we now have an opening for sharing the gift of God, Eternal Life.  And that's what we've been called to do.  Go into all the world and tell the good news.
But what about all those bible verses that talk about how wrong it is to do "bad things"?  Jesus had an answer for that.  When asked what was the most important commandment, he answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"  And if you're confused on who your neighbor is, look up the story of the good Samaritan.  
Liberty has won.  That is good for Christians.  The constitution still protects our religion and freedom from religion.  That is good.  That is why we should be very happy for what happened yesterday.

That's Josh's two cents.  Please share your thoughts in the comments below.  Thanks  and God bless.