I agree with you Ian. Yves
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:45:28 -0800, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148368 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
