Posted by Geegee on November 9, 2008, at 18:03:58
In reply to Re: How so?, posted by Sigismund on November 9, 2008, at 0:34:45
> I'm not fond of culture wars.
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> If gay people want to marry who am I to tell them not to?
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> But since it seems important to some people to keep marriage as a union (what on earth does that word mean?) between a man and a woman, why not have something that gives gay people exactly the same property rights (in particular) and any other rights but has a different name?Separate but equal? We've seen how well that works. Different is different. It's a star-bellied sneech, and thus, it's the "best on the beach". That's not equal. Legally, I say it's got to be the same word. If folks want to also have a religious union, religions are free to call it whatever they want. But legally, civilly, I believe it's got to be the same if it's going to be truly the same, which in my opinion, it is. It's about human rights, not sexual orientation.
gg
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