> One argument I've gotten in the past at this point is "well, it's just a > term; why do you care?" And my response is always "Why do *you* care what I > call it?"
<cf_White_Russian_Warning count="Too Many"> David, ya know I really respect you and think you're great and all... but here's where I stand on this. I have NO PROBLEM with you and your partner having the same rights AND RESPONSIBILITIES as me and my wife have, including the requirement for a divorce in front of a civil judge (even in most divorces aren't "civil" in the least). But for me, the term marriage is a sacrament, something sacred. You can't apply logic to any level of reasoning I give... and not just because of the warning (which is still vaid as I write this). Marriage by religious definition is between a man and a woman. There is example after example after example where sexual relations between members of the same sex are viewed as, and I'm using a nice phrase here, "not right." I don't care what level of psychology, physiology or "feel good" science you want to put on it, that's Biblical fact. I've actually just erased a pretty long (and alcohol induced) rant on a lot of things... I'll make my point then.... Simply put, I think that as far as the "law" goes, I think that you and your partner *should* have the same *legal* rights as me and my wife do. I don't undersand why your partner couldn't make decisions for you if you were incapacitated (Yay Firefox spell-check) or take care of your kids if you were to die. I think that you should qualify as a "family" when it comes to medical or dental insurance. I also think that you should be able to file taxes with the same penalties that my wife and I currently encounter. And if something happens that makes you and your partner split up, I think that you should have to go through the same hell that hetero couples that own property, credit and even have kids together, should have to go through. But I don't think that you should call it marriage. That to me is a sacred word. Again, I can't explain it. Maybe because I come from a broken home and am working hard to make sure that the example and definition is set for my children. If that's bigotry, so be it. I stopped caring when I realized that there was no form of political compromise on this situation, regardless of how much I was willing to bend. I'm done now. Good night folks! </cf_White_Russian_Warning> 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:280613 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
