You know there is another phrase you can use, what about Holy Matrimony that does refer to a religious ceremony, while marriage refers to the civil/legal bonding. Thing is that most who are against same sex marriage seem to think that their religious qualms should take precedence, even over the Constitution.
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > The argument comes down to the word : Marriage, it seems. And whether gays > and lesbians should be allowed to use that word. > > Sam believes the word must be reserved for a man and a woman. > > Gays and Lesbians, and heterosexuals can all use Civil Union if they want > to, but not Marriage. > > I don't agree. I think the word Marriage also encompasses homosexual unions > as well as heterosexual. > No one religion, or morality , has ownership of the word Marriage. > > That said, from reading past definitions, it would be a change of > definition in most dictionaries. > > However most authorities on the english language have already made this > ammendment. > > - the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, > by which they become husband and wife:*she has three children from a > previous marriage* > - *[mass noun]* the state of being married:*women want equality in > marriage* > - (in some jurisdictions) a union between partners of the same sex. > > > - 2a combination or mixture of elements:*her music is a marriage of > funk, jazz, and hip hop > ** > * > > As we know, the english language constantly evolves with society and its > developments. > > On 1 July 2013 11:05, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 11:41 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes it does. Why are you insisting they do? If you want to play the > > > > > > separate but equal route, why not redefine hetro-sexual/homo-sexual > > since > > > > they are separate but equal. If you don't want any identifiers don't > > use > > > > the term gay or even same-sex marriage. I'm not sure why your hung > up > > on > > > > defining marriage as between a man and a woman. If you think using a > > term > > > > that identifies a person as gay is offensive then that is the issue > you > > > > need to address. Why are you ashamed of them, why do they have to > hide? > > > Or, > > > > do you just think if other peopel know they're gay they will hate? > > > > > > > > > > I am insisting they don't mean the same thing, you are insisting they > > are. > > > > > > > I forgot the "not", Should read: > > I'm not sure why your hung up on not defining marriage as between a man > > and a woman. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:365075 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
