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Originally Posted by kane
If someone found a new type of berry, you are correct. They wouldn't call them strawberries or blueberries. But, they would still be defined as a berry. Just like you call a Honda a Honda and a Ford a Ford. They are not the same thing, but they are still automobiles.
If you give a gay marriage a different name you could still open it up to discrimination. If you call it a Garriage there is nothing stopping states from passing laws restricting some things to anyone in a Garriage. The idea is that everyone has equal access and protection under the law. By defining a gay marriage as anything other than a marriage you could open it up to discrimination.
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Ok not too good example with berries. How about if some fruit growing on tree is discovered. It would not be called apple, it would have new name. Maybe blapple? Or whatever.
Would that mean it would be worse than apple or "discriminated" because it is called different? Both would be fruits. Same as garriage and marriage both would be civil unions.
Laws can be passed or changed anyway. You can pass that garriage and marriage must always have same rights and its good to go.