[Aegypticus]

I have nothing against same sex unions that are in every way identical to a marriage except in name. Call me anal or whatever if you want to. I think you can have equal rights while still drawing a distinguishing line between the 2 things. I don't think anyone can argue that a traditional marriage (emphasis on traditional) is likely to result in a very different life for the partners than the average same sex union. While one of the goals of a traditional marriage is procreation and whatever comes with that territory, as far as I can tell the push for same sex unions is mostly based on the desire for protection under the law and for society to accept and recognize the bond.

But to me, calling it marriage is somewhat akin to saying, "forget calling an apple an apple and forget calling an orange an orange. Let's just lump it all together and call it fruit." Well, I think there is a good reason to distinguish between different fruits just as I think there are good reasons to distinguish the types of unions, whether or not they offer the same rights and (almost) the same legal definitions.