> -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Jo Sminkey [mailto:mary...@cfwebstore.com] > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:41 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Huckabee v Stewart: Gay Marriage > > >So, IMO, you can't take the word marriage and give it only to one > sector of > >the population. (although maybe it is the best idea yet) > > Well, the problem is that a large percentage of the population wants to > do just that. That's why I say, okay, let them have the word, but give > all the same rights and privileges to gay unions as well. I've known > quite a few Christians (my parents for instance) that don't have a > problem with gays having civil unions and the same rights...they just > are stuck up on the word "marriage" being given to it.
And that's kind of the point: marriage in this country can be a completely secular, non-religious affair. So how can we possibly justify refusing it to any group of citizens for what is clearly and completely a religious reason? The people that "have problems" with this want "separate but equal" because, let's face it, it's NOT equal and dammit - we should know that by now. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:282691 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
