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Personally, I wish the government would indoctrine a seperation of church and state, which isn't the case in Canada. The word marriage is, IMHO, a religious word - it has several different religious connotations, is a word developed by different religions, which have been around longer than governments. I can totally see how churches get all riled up when 'gay marriage' gets thrown around, because that's their institution and goes against their beliefs
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And yet those same religious people don't have such a fervor opposing two (hetero) atheists marrying.
Marraige may have been an institution with religious roots, but it's very much part of secular culture now. I certainly understand the civil union arguement, and to an extent I would support such a change, but I don't see the need for it.