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I'm all for that. Civil unions for everyone. Get "married" in a church.
Agreed. If for some odd reason this was passed (civil unions for all) what would people do if they came upon a gay couple who said they were happily married for 5 years? Would people stand up and say 'NO, YOU AREN'T MARRIED, YOU'RE CIVIL UNIONED!!!'. Same with an Atheist couple? People will still say they're married, so really it doesn't matter. It's just a word.
Agreed. If for some odd reason this was passed (civil unions for all) what would people do if they came upon a gay couple who said they were happily married for 5 years? Would people stand up and say 'NO, YOU AREN'T MARRIED, YOU'RE CIVIL UNIONED!!!'. Same with an Atheist couple? People will still say they're married, so really it doesn't matter. It's just a word.
Yeah! Sheesh.....we can't even seem to stop "dialing' a phone....how we gonna get used to not being 'married'?
Instead California sent a message to the world, loud and clear, that we will not give up our morals and we will fight tooth and nail to defend our families, children and posterity against that which we believe to be morally incorrect.
Vengeance? What is this, "Red Dawn"? LOL, ahhh, you conservatives, you're just so, I don't know, ridiculous. Let's put it this way: you are putting up a brick wall of stubborness in allowing gays to get married. Who sounds vengeful in this situation? Hmmm......yep yep, me thinks its you conservatives.
Im just saying. I live in California and have seen first hand the sort of vitriol and divisiveness coming from the campaign to legalize same sex marriage.
Especially after they lost. California is not in their back pocket like they thought and that realization pissed them off.
I realize that being reminded that California is a state with millions of morally upright people is irritating to those who would rather we bowed down to lowered values but such was not the case on Novembe 4, 2008.
It appears that with the recent ruling in CA gay marriage is in the news, again. I thoroughly enjoy how the media plays this issue up time and time again while ignoring any possible solutions and/or other problems.
How about this proposal...no one gets married unless it's by a church. In the eyes of the state, everyone gets a "partnership" or whatever they'd like to call it for tax purposes.
How about Civil Unions? Oh wait, they already have that.
I think they should let the religious groups hold onto the word "marriage" if it makes them feel better. In the end it is only a word.
Actually, it is intelligent to hold on to a meaning of a word for communication breakdown occurs when we begin to ignore formal definitions in formal settings. That dope and off the hook G?
I realize that being reminded that California is a state with millions of morally upright people is irritating to those who would rather we bowed down to lowered values but such was not the case on Novembe 4, 2008.
Im just saying. I live in California and have seen first hand the sort of vitriol and divisiveness coming from the campaign to legalize same sex marriage.
Especially after they lost. California is not in their back pocket like they thought and that realization pissed them off.
I live in California as well, and I've seen the same vitrol and devisiveness coming from the campaign for 'protecting marriage'.
I saw churches taking 'donations' to paint 'yes on 8' on peoples cars. The yes on 8 campaign (with donations from out of state churches, tax free of course) was able to broadcast commercials that blatantly lied and twisted the truth to further their agenda. I didn't see one lie from the No on 8 Crowd.
It was a dirty campaign and it's unfortunate that the yes on 8 crowd couldn't play fair, but that just goes to show you... "Good people will do good things, and bad people will do bad things. But for good people to do bad things -- that takes religion." -Steven Weinberg.
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