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Originally Posted by 2Point3TSi
Furthermore if gay people want to be together there is nothing I can do about it. But don't taint the word marriage. Make it a different word or something to keep it from being associated with an actual marriage between a man and a women.
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Fair enough. And because churches are private entities, I don't see anything wrong with an individual church or an entire sect preventing homosexuals from having a religious ceremony - or preventing their religious authorities from performing a marriage ceremony.
However, what I do see an issue with is preventing gay couples in a committed relationship from having the same rights that I, as a married person, have. This is more of a legal issue than it is one of spirituality and religious right/wrong. This presents problems is many different areas including; visitation rights, sharing of information, HIPPA, death (probate), parenting/custody, taxes, and many others.
And what if the word marriage were kept out of it? The idea of a civil union basically is giving gay couple a piece of paper from the state recognizing "This person gets all your shit when you die." I say that sarcastically, but again, there are many other rights that a civil union would allow to gay couples with out calling it a marriage.
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