Playboypenguin
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Note to all: Before you even think of hitting the "reply" button, you had better have read this thread until you get to my post, here. - Antipitas.
This is all over the news today and is liable to be an issue in the upcoming election.
I would like to hear the opinions of some of the forum members on this topic.
I personally have never been a supporter of gay marriage since I feel marriage is a religious union and not the affairs of the government. I am a supporter of civil unions for those that wish to enter into them...gay or straight. I personally have the option of civil union here but have not opted for it after 16 years together.
My ideal conclusion to this subject would be for the states to recognize that marriage is a religious institution and allow individual religions/churches to decide upon who they chose to bestow the privilege. Then the states would offer civil unions as an alternative to marriage for all people, regardless of sexual orientation. Then mandate that marriage and civil unions be equally protected under the law. That way everyone has the same options when it comes to legal rights and churches retain the right to recognize who they wish.
This is all over the news today and is liable to be an issue in the upcoming election.
I would like to hear the opinions of some of the forum members on this topic.
I personally have never been a supporter of gay marriage since I feel marriage is a religious union and not the affairs of the government. I am a supporter of civil unions for those that wish to enter into them...gay or straight. I personally have the option of civil union here but have not opted for it after 16 years together.
My ideal conclusion to this subject would be for the states to recognize that marriage is a religious institution and allow individual religions/churches to decide upon who they chose to bestow the privilege. Then the states would offer civil unions as an alternative to marriage for all people, regardless of sexual orientation. Then mandate that marriage and civil unions be equally protected under the law. That way everyone has the same options when it comes to legal rights and churches retain the right to recognize who they wish.