Sure that is about the most rational approach. As long as straights and gays have all the same rights, benefits and penalties when it comes to the civil marriage, then I have no problem with it.
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > The root of this whole issue is that the same word 'marriage' is used > by 2 different entities to describe 2 different things. > > Most religious institutions use the word to describe a religious rite > or ceremony. > > The government uses the word to describe a civil 'contract' between adults. > > My issue is that people in religious institutions are trying to push > their definition of 'marriage' on to the government. By telling 2 > people they cannot enter into a contract solely based on their sexual > orientation is, without a doubt, discriminatory. To me, it is akin to > telling a gay man he cannot sign a lease for no other reason than the > fact that he is gay. > > Personally, I think the government should get out of the marriage > business. What we now know as 'marriage' in the eyes of the government > would simply be called something different. People who want to get > married would do so in a church, temple, etc. But if they want that > 'union' to be recognized by the government, they need to follow an > additional procedures or file different paperwork. Right now, in a > Catholic church for example, when a couple gets married, the priest > performs the religious ceremony AND the civil 'paperwork', under my > suggestion, they would be separated to avoid any confusion. > > Any adults who enter into this new 'civil contract' would be eligible > for the same benefits from the federal government as 'married' people > do now. > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Remember we were talking about marriage, not history in general? >> >> . >> >> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Eric Roberts >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> That is a fact. There were pagan faiths long before Judaism was around. >>> Babylonian, Sumerian, Chinese, Arabic, not to mention all of the pagan >>> faiths of the African tribes were aroundlong before Judaism. Judaism sprung >>> out of Canaanite Paganism. That is a matter of fact, not an opinion. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:353269 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
