
The idea of self improvement doesn't begin and end with the physical. There are emotional, professional, mental and spiritual elements to health & fitness.
With all of the attention on gay marriage recently, I feel that the issue has been mixed and muddled with a false idea of faith.
Firstly, an opinion is just that. If somebody favors gay marriage, it doesn't mean they're going against God; just because somebody sites God for their opinion it doesn't mean they're actually spreading the word.
People have said God told them to do all kinds of things. Terrible things. God's an easy scapegoat because he can’t defend himself directly. Don't blame him for stuff.
Also, you can't blame all his so-called followers for the actions of a few. That is to say, not all religious people are against gay marriage. This is mainly because nowhere in the Bible does it actually state that “marriage is between a man and a woman." Anybody who says that has clearly never read the bible. If you have been taught God is against homosexuality, discover what the bible truly says on the subject or you just look ignorant.
God is also supposedly against divorce, sex out of wedlock, gambling, porn, and a bunch of other fun stuff. Society accepts that we may determine our own morality, without religious constraints.
Marriage is a legal process. You do not have to be religious, belong to a church, or believe in God to get married. Therefore, religion should not dictate marriage.
That said, having a belief system is a fundamental part of the human existance, one that must be determined on a individual basis. Nobody can take your faith. Don't let this distance you from God.
Lastly, a little history: 60 years ago, California had a legal ban on interracial marriage.