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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll elaborate.  A lot of it comes down to religious freedom.   If "marriage" can be expanded, the worry is how does that affect churches that don't believe marriage is possible other than between a man and a woman?  Is the govt going to make catholic charities allow gay adoptions?  Are they going to make them offer gay couples marriage housing at catholic universities?  Are they going to make priests officiate at gay marriages?  The separation of church and state is not as absolute as many as you think and would like.

Civil unions are fine, the issue is calling it "marriage".[/quote]

If marriage has so many religious implications, why on earth is the government in the marriage business? If it is all about legal rights, why do churches get so much say? I'm not religious. I don't care what the Pope says about marriage, civil unions, birth control or anything else.

I think the states should only be allowed to offer civil unions to everyone. Marriage should be a matter left to the churches to officiate over as they see fit. [/quote]

Do you know what a civil union is? Please look it up. [/quote]

I'm fully aware of what a civil union is. If people want to hang on to the religious aspect of the word "marriage", what options do we have? Or, are civil unions not good enough for straight people? [/quote]

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