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Re: Institutional bigotry?
Ken Light: If I want to be legally bound to someone I can be. I don't have to live with them, I don't have to sleep with them, I don't have to love them, and I don't have to throw a party to celebrate it. But I can, of course, if the other consents to it. If the government wants to limit that to one person, ok. But now… -
Re: Institutional bigotry?
The dichotomy between definitions #1 & #2 above is at the heart of the whole matter. Definition 1 describes the civil union, 2 describes the spiritual. Thinking about my original question and misgivings, I guess I have an objection to the civil union aspect potentially dictating acceptance and adherence to ideals that are… -
Re: Institutional bigotry?
Contracts = lawyers. Let me throw this in the stew. My 1st marriage was in a church, all the frills and dressings. Divorced, no children, lawyers involved, got taken to the cleaners. 2nd marriage had a JP in my house, divorced later with 1 lawyer handling the paperwork. My wife and I told him what we decided. After 5 years… -
Re: Institutional bigotry?
From the Oxford Dictionary: marriage noun 1: The legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman (or, in some jurisdictions, two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship. That union can be recognized by multiple entities - including the state, an organization, a religious authority, a tribal group, a…
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