I don't need a word or piece of paper to know I'll love my wife forever. It's a stupid formality to me. The people that think there love isn't true unless it's called a marriage learned that from society, the same society that forbids them from using the term. If they can get past that they will realize it means nothing. Now on to the real battle: to be recognized as a family member.
On 9/9/05, Ben Doom wrote: > > But words have power. We can use words to hurt people, either by > applying or denying them. We insult by saying someone isn't a "real > man" or "real woman". Don't you see that by saying it's not a "real > marriage" it devalues the civil union? > > The people this affects, in my experience, care far less about the tax > break than they do about what it means to them to get married. It > implies love and togetherness and a joining that will stand the test of > time. A civil union, to them, implies a half-measure -- throwing the > dog a bone, so to speak. > > By saying that they can't get married, we're denying that they have the > same capacity for love that heterosexual couples do. > > --Ben ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173657 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
