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Anyways, here's the fundamental issue as I see it:
It's been declared that the US is a Christian nation and that marriage is primarily a Christian function. However, many like to keep marriage as a "Christian function between man and woman" as denoted in the bible: http://www.gotquestions.org/marriage-Bible.html http://bible.org/article/homosexuali...an-perspective And, so, many seem to believe that to change "marriage" as it is defined is to be ignorant of its origins and implications. Of course, if this were true, why didn't we see more uprisings against atheists marrying? But, you know what -- if you want to keep "marriage" as defined as a man-woman pairing, and people absolutely don't want to extend that word to include other forms, then I think that's fine. Calling it something else is fine as long as the rights are equal to those of marriage. I think it's a reasonable compromise that still ensures equal rights. |
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marriage is a stupid concept to begin with but it has socially practical applications. many coutries state in their constitutions how their norms are guided by divine teachings and religious boundaries, but it's probably time to move on from that. it's been a good while. christianity, or any other kind of religion for that matter, has ceased to aptly regulate and represent society dozens of years ago.
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I understand that trying to change a religious function to something that is inherently AGAINST that religion is quite the violation, and so I'm not going to be so presumptuous as to force a non-religious overlay onto a pre-established religious function, despite the fact that I myself am atheist (oh and first amendment lol) -- however, this issue, coupled with the ignorance of the masses regarding homosexuality, is probably why it's been such an arduous and ongoing issue. However, I do think that anyone should be allowed to marry -- whatever you want to call it -- with equal rights of that of anyone else.
The problem I have with "civil unions," besides the fact that the phrase doesn't sound nearly as romantic as "marriage" on a purely aesthetic/emotional level, is that they don't offer the same rights as marriage: http://lesbianlife.about.com/cs/wedd...nvmarriage.htm |
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Also, the PM thing is because this thread is coming to a close in case you haven't noticed and once again, no exact right or wrong is going to be found on the subject as long as people are allowed to have their own opinions. I will gladly explore further each others opinions with you, but that is about the limit of how much farther I care to go with this. |
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It's complicated, and I think it's completely unnecessary. People and animals can live without this. |
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I need not also mention the numerous disease/health exposures.
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If they create a machine that lets people read the minds of animals, it won't be such an issue, but, right now... |
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