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Old 11-10-2008, 09:08 PM  
pocketkangaroo
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** the analogy is that it can't be helped due to birth
Don't see how that matters. You can't control your attractions, just as I can't control the fact I'm attracted to tall brunettes.

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you mean like modern islam?
I guess. Not sure what modern Islam has to do with this discussion though.

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christians are very frightened people on several levels. calling the ceremony a 'marriage' certainly implies a religious connection. that is very scary to certain segmnets of the population.

this is why I say why not just call them something else and give them all the rights due to a couple in the eyes of the law. a very simple solution.

I doubt if most people would even know what was going on however as soon as you say MARRIAGE the heat is on
People were also frightened to have their kids share a classroom with a black student. People were frightened when women were able to step into polling place and vote. Ignorance and the ability to scare easy are not good arguments for discrimination.

So your solution is separate but equal? Didn't we go down that path before?
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