[QUOTE="Torftw"][QUOTE="effthat"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="effthat"][QUOTE="DryvBy4Ever"] Separation of Church and State, man. Quit pushing your State on the Church and they'll quit pushing their Church on your state. Marriage was started as a religious ceremony. Just drop it. Come up with your own term for whatever you people do.
Can't have it one sided...
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Agreed. How this ever became in a political issue is beyond me.
Read the post above. Most people don't understand the origination of Marriage and it's true purpose.
It's original purpose is a moot point to it's application in today's society. We'll never agree on this and it's unlikely that we'll agree elsewhere. I agree with civil unions because they're essentialy granted by the state and keep the church out of this. It's disgusting that this is an issue. Religious nuts need to back out of peoples lives and the government needs to start protecting individual rights. This shouldn't be the huge issue that it's grown into.
But it's not really religious anymore either. Plenty of atheists get married. I know you're not making this argument in this post, but lots of others are saying "but it's a religious institution so the government shouldn't interfere." No it's not.
I don't really care enough one way or the other enough to make an issue out of it. If I was forced to choose, I'd legalize it, just because I can't think of a real reason not to. But you won't see me actively campaigning for it. It's already legal here, anyway.
The difference is that athiests don't try to force religious institutions to recognize and administer the event. However, you make a great point. My feelings are that you can't strong arm the church and you can't treat citizens differently based on sexual preference. There is an easy fix, but we're too hard headed to find it.
The way it is in Canada works. They can get married, but the church isn't forced to recognize it. Simple.
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