--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Amazing how the thread got hijacked from what that man said in his
video to an issue he did not talk about in the video (gay marriage).
Why do libs change the subject when truth presents itself?
>
> There is another solution. Our country claims to have a separation
> of church and state yet we allow a religious institution the power
of
> a legal institution - marriage. The issue at hand has nothing to
do
> with religion. Marriage brings a whole host of legal protections
and
> financial benefits such as:
> * Lower taxes through joint deductions (sometimes married couples
pay
> higher taxes too, but at least this is an option).
> * A child born into a marriage is legally the child of both
people.
> If one partner in a lesbian couple gives birth then her partner
must
> adopt the baby. Extra cost, extra time for something to go horriby
> wrong. Sometimes a child born into a hetero marriage is not the
> child of the male partner right?
> * A single health insurance plan (gays who do receive domestic
> partner benefits are taxed on this perk ala John McCain's plan. It
> is considered extra pay by the IRS. A spouse is not taxable),
> * Spouses don't pay estate tax. Gays often have to set up intricate
> estate planningto get the same protections that straight couples
just
> have.
> * I saw a post recently about an isurance agent offering life
> insurance to same sex partners. Good idea, but of course anyone
can
> be named the beneficiary on someone's life insurance. Your gay
> partner will still have to pay taxes on the benefit. If my husband
> dies, I won't have to pay any taxes.
> * Gifts between spouses are not subject to gift tax. Any gift over
> $12,000 between non-spouses is taxable.
> * Marriage may offer financial protections in the case of divorce.
> * Social Security benefits go to the surviving spouse.
> * Property is more easily shared between married partners.
Unmarried
> couples who jointly own a house can find themselves in a sticky
> situation if they split up, especially if only one person's name is
> on the title. The other person may have no claim to the property,
> even if he or she has invested significant amounts of money and
labor.
> * Unmarried partners who share a single bank account are not
> protected in a breakup. All of the money could go to the person
who
> makes the first withdrawal. Married couples - assets gained during
> the marriage are typically considered to be jointly owned.
>
> Those are just some of the legal protections offered through
> marriage. NJ Civil Unions are protected under NJ law, but may not
be
> recognized if a couple leaves the state. There are no federal
> benefits from an NJ union. Americans are supposed to all have
equal
> protection under the law. Apparently, this isn't true. If you
have
> the time or inclination read Sandra Day O'Connor's opinion from the
> striking down of sodomy laws - Lawrence v. Texas.
>
> A solution - Make marriage a religious institution and civil unions
a
> legal institution. All couples, gay or straight, who want legal
> status enter into a civil union. Any couple who wishes religious
> status can go to the faith-based institution of their choice and
have
> a ceremony, sacrament, blessing. Church and state are separated
and
> equal protection under the law is offered. I doubt this will play
in
> Peoria anytime soon, but it is fair and removes the religious
factor
> from the argument.
> Jennifer
>
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