Yeah, a lot of people seem to be forgetting that you don't need a priest or a church to get married.
I don't think churches should be forced to marry gay couples, but nor do I think they will be. I'm sure some offshoots will but most won't.
But even if none do, you still don't need priest to get married. I don't get the 'sanctified by god' argument (well for a lot fo reasons which eloquent people here have already mentioned) when you can get married without it being a religios ceremony.
Plus too, every religion and culture has their own varation of marriage. Not all of them believes homosexuality is wrong. To say marriage is a religious term is incorrect, because it simply isn't.
People are arguing the Chirstian connotation of marriage. But that's only one type. That's why I don't understand why people say, 'ok the term civil union is ok, but the term marriage is not because it's a religious term'.
Buzz! Incorrect. Wrong. People have been getting married without god (or under different gods) for a long time.
If that's what marriage means to you, fine, that's ok. But you can't expect the rest of the world to go with you.
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