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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It's not an argument, it's a statement. When you die, you are on your own. The opinions of the NY Times and the gay pride parade thong float members no longer hold any weight. Talking b.s. when you feel safe and in control has no meaning. I would like to see a poll taken among terminal adult patients as to their opinion [b]on the santification of gay marriage[/b]. [/quote]

Although I'm reluctant to try engage you in rational debate, no one's talking about the "sanctification of gay marriage."  Sanctification is a religious concept, and relilgions are free to rcognize gay marriage, or not, to their collective hearts' content.  No one's trying to change that (and any attempts to change it wouldn't be successful, anyway).  What is important, though, is granting same-sex couples the same legal rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex couples.  [/quote]

[b]Marriage is a religious concept, so it should also be up to the churches. Not the government[/b]. [/quote]

Marriage is a religious concept AND a civil one, and there are plenty of non-religious couples of all orientations who choose to get married (for love, as a sign of their commitment to one another, to share health benefits, etc. etc.). I think churches should be free to put their own rules on who can and cannot marry in their churches - I'm heterosexual but not at all religious, and there are plenty of churches in which I cannot get married. But no church should have the power to dictate who is and isn't allowed to get married in general - what gives any particular religion the right to dictate what those outside their faith or beliefs do? [/quote]

No one is saying that the churches can't do what they want.
Would anyone be offended if the government started saying that everyone gets a civil union, if you want a mrriage find a church or something like that. Marriage should never have become "civil". There are still many little aspects of religion still in our society that need to go, like swearing on the Bible. Wacky![/quote]

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