> Until we legalize gay marriage, I will kindly ask you to keep your > tongue to yourself. What would the two wives think?
(*Beer affected post warning*) Ya know, there are two thoughts that come to mind when it comes to multiple spouses. The first is, of course, the "Mormon" factor and the nightmare that has come out of that. The second is actually a Sci-Fi series in which the heroine (one Honor Harrington) ends up marrying an admiral *and his wife*. Then again, after some of the exchanges I've had in 10 years of marriage, I also question the sanity of any man that wants to marry more than once! I'll fully admit that I look at this issue from a religious aspect. I also know that when my wife and I were married, it was both a civil contract (that would be the marriage license, which was signed by the officiating pastor and witnessed by the best man and maid of honor) and a religious one. The offensive part for me isn't so much the civil union portion being allowed to same-sex couples but rather the fact that they want to *call it marriage*. That's why I've been in support of civil unions for a very long time. Granted, I also think that if same sex couples are going to be allowed to enter into a civil union, they should also be required to file a divorce if they split AND go through a complete separation of properties and potential custody battles. In states with communal property laws, enforce those as well. If someone doesn't pay alimony, put them in the delinquency program that exists for hetero couples. I think I've said this before here (my memory ain't working so good) - it's not the legal contract that bugs me. I do acknowledge that the way the legal system stands today is discriminatory towards same-sex couples and with the exception of changing the words on the marriage license from "Groom" and "Bride" to "Party A" and "Party B" I think that there is a lot that can be done to correct that. But don't tell me that my pastor (or myself potentially in the future) are required by law to honor the request of a same-sex couple to marry them. Personally, I liked don't ask don't tell... but then again I also still like cheese-whiz. Go figure! Hatton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:278797 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
