But marriage is defined between a man and a woman......Unless you change the definition, and then by doing so, you give those individuals privileges that the rest of us don't have.
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 4:18 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote: > throughout recorded > history, there has never been "marriage" between two men or two women > --- > In January, 1987, Morningside Monthly Meeting of the Society of > Friends became the first Quaker Meeting to take a same-sex marriage > under its care with the marriage of John Bohne and William McCann > > Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental > institution irrespective of religious affiliation. > > On Mar 23, 8:58 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > But Robin Tyler is incorrect, the correct "expression" should be: "The > > fight to redefine the term, Marriage"; because throughout recorded > > history, there has never been "marriage" between two men or two women, > > despite Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews' asinine claims that Christ, > > George Washington and others were Gay. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Use “marriage equality,” not “gay marriage” > > > There is no such thing as “gay” marriage any more than there is a > > > “gay” driver's license, a “gay” birth certificate, a “gay” death > > > certificate (“Gay marriage” or “marriage equality”?: New polling shows > > > semantics make a difference, but LGBT media not in agreement over best > > > phrase,” January 2012, > > >http://www.presspassq.com/detail.cfm?id=124#feature). > > > > > The marriage license is one handed out by the state. No church or > > > synagogue can actually give you this license. The state must do it > > > and, therefore, marriage is a civil license. Fighting for marriage > > > equality is fighting for a civil right. > > > > > The right wing coined the expression “gay marriage” to convince people > > > that we were fighting for a “special” right. We weren't. We were > > > fighting for a right that already existed. > > > > > So why should we use the terminology of the right wing – “gay > > > marriage” – when in fact, we are fighting for marriage equality, the > > > correct term. > > > > > Robin Tyler > > > Plaintiff, California Marriage Equality Case > > > Tyler v State of California > > > Los Angeles > > > > > -- > > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > > Have a great day, > > > Tommy > > > > > -- > > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > > Have a great day, > > > Tommy > > > > > -- > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
