I basicaly aggree with Larry, except I acknowledge that there is so much historical and emotional conotation to the word "mariage" and all its derivatives that often come from religious roots, that I would give the religious cermony that word. I think the civil commitiment recognized by the state can more easily be given a new name, such as "civil union". If that was done, it would be so much harder to maintain this debate that I would think it would eventially die away.
Ian Larry C. Lyons wrote: >I think it should be the other way around. Religions should get out of >marriage. If people want some sort of civil commitment that would give >the legal benefits of what we now consider marriage fine. If they want >the religious ceremony with it, then they can schedule a separate >ceremony. Churches should not be agents of the government. > >larry > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148305 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
