> So why did we change slavery, women's voting rights, or civil rights? > The same reason: persecution of the minority by the majority. > Whenever you deny somebody a right other's have, you are persecuting > them. Banning Gay Marriage is simply immoral. > > A constitutional amendment against Gay Marriage is, in fact, about the > most cowardly, childish, vindictive act of denial there is. It > essentially says, "even though we know you will live together as > married couples anyway, we will deny you equal rights because we don't > like it."
Wait a minute, I want a clarification here. Does a civil union grant partners the same rights as marriage? I'm curious because, I've always been under the impression that a "marriage" is nothing more than a civil union in the eyes of the government. If a civil union is the same as a marriage, and gays can join into civil unions, then i don't see anyone's equal rights being denied. Again, that is IF civil unions offer the same rights...which I don't know. I think the answer to this is pretty simple: remove the term "marriage" completely from the LEGAL aspect of it. Grant all couples a legal civil union. Leave the term "marriage" to the religious folks who can, and will, deny that rite (sacrament) from whomever they choose. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:180534 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
