Not only that, what about those of us who didn't get married in a church by a church official?
Which brings the whole deal full circle, at least for me. Marriage is somewhat defined as a legal contract, or at least it seems, since all these states have legislation regarding marriage, so what exactly does the church have to do with it? Why do they get a say in the matter? I'm confused as to why it (Gay marriage) is an issue. Using the church's services to get married is only one way to go about it, and in the end it's a simple legal contract that has little to do with religion. I think. G Money wrote: > Which brings up another very interesting question Ray....if religious > zealots are so hell bent on preventing gay marriages because they are an > afront to their moral beliefs....how the hell can they ignore these common > law marriages? > > I can move in with whomever I want, as long as she's female, and just > declare myself married, and thats OK? That doesn't "cheapen the institution > of marriage", the argument i hear ad-nauseam from the anti-gay crowd???? > > On 6/15/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Yea, I always thought there was some kind of time value that needed to >> be met, like 5 or 7 years or something. Until I read that site. >> >> So...does it work the same way for gay couples? *That* would make >> things interesting. :) >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209437 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
