bao-bao
November 7th, 2008, 21:47
Where the problem lies is in the insistence to use the word marriage. DonтАЩt push the up-turned noses of the indignant into it and itтАЩll have a better chance of being accepted by those who are willing to live and let live. ItтАЩs still not the majority, but itтАЩs a growing number each generation. Ignorance and a lack of education is still (again) the culprit, in all truth.
If it were presented and promoted as the obvious case of civil rights that is actually is it would have a better chance of passing. Let the churches keep their ceremonies and let them limit their blessings for тАЬmarriageтАЭ to ceremonies they perform in their places of worshipтАж who gives a sh*t??
The key element that is being bandied about should be the equal rights тАУ and responsibilities тАУ of marriage as recognized in the US today; nothing more, nothing less. Call it a Civil Union, call it Partnership, call it DPsтАж just donтАЩt call it marriage.
Few churches (and to my knowledge no major religions) in the US тАЬofficiallyтАЭ perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, but segments of some religions perform ceremonies that recognize the joining of two people as one, sometimes to the chagrin of the main religious bodies.
When logic wins out тАУ and I believe it will, although possibly not in my lifetime тАУ there will be plenty of places (and probably any number of churches) thatтАЩll want in on it. Have the ceremony there.
ItтАЩs really just semantics, isn't it? When major department store chains are already cashing in on тАЬDomestic PartnerтАЭ wedding registries and Hallmark has a line of same-sex тАЬcommitmentтАЭ cards, you know itтАЩs just a word game. DonтАЩt use the wrong word and (hopefully soon) enjoy the rights, as well everyone should.
(Edited to correct a wording error in the last paragraph)
If it were presented and promoted as the obvious case of civil rights that is actually is it would have a better chance of passing. Let the churches keep their ceremonies and let them limit their blessings for тАЬmarriageтАЭ to ceremonies they perform in their places of worshipтАж who gives a sh*t??
The key element that is being bandied about should be the equal rights тАУ and responsibilities тАУ of marriage as recognized in the US today; nothing more, nothing less. Call it a Civil Union, call it Partnership, call it DPsтАж just donтАЩt call it marriage.
Few churches (and to my knowledge no major religions) in the US тАЬofficiallyтАЭ perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, but segments of some religions perform ceremonies that recognize the joining of two people as one, sometimes to the chagrin of the main religious bodies.
When logic wins out тАУ and I believe it will, although possibly not in my lifetime тАУ there will be plenty of places (and probably any number of churches) thatтАЩll want in on it. Have the ceremony there.
ItтАЩs really just semantics, isn't it? When major department store chains are already cashing in on тАЬDomestic PartnerтАЭ wedding registries and Hallmark has a line of same-sex тАЬcommitmentтАЭ cards, you know itтАЩs just a word game. DonтАЩt use the wrong word and (hopefully soon) enjoy the rights, as well everyone should.
(Edited to correct a wording error in the last paragraph)