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Edited by Mrph1 on Dec 1st 2023 at 6:53:59 PM
NOT THE BEES
People who conduct marriages have the right to be discriminatory. Really though, I'd prefer it was stricken from law and the churches would ease up on it.
edited 25th May '11 7:13:20 PM by Pykrete
Anwalt der Verdammten
Well, why would I want to get married in a homophobic church in the first place? In my ideal world I could hold a nice, civil ceremony with a justice of the peace and be done with it. In my experience a lot of opposition to gay marriage is from people who are under the impression that if we can get married we'll force their churches to marry us. That just isn't so.
The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.
Diva of Virtual Death
Yeah, even if I married a guy, it still wouldn't be in a church anyway. As long as it's legally possible to marry, that's the main thing.
edited 25th May '11 8:58:41 PM by Jeysie
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I'd be glad if churches buried people according to their wishes. Went through so much trouble to get my grandparents's burials to be done as they desired.
nonarySpade
Those anti-gay idiots give intelligent Christians like me a bad name. Did I mention I'm CATHOLIC?!
They call themselves seamstresses -Feet Of Clay
Over 10,000 dead.:<
We're finally over halfway there!
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The Mod with the Migraine
Two more states have joined the list with civil unions - Hawaii and Delaware. So now homosexuals can blow massive amounts of cash to get married in Hawaii. Some excerpts below:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/01/us/civil-unions/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
"We really don't want to wait any longer because we have been together for 33 years waiting for the opportunity and our rights and everything that goes with it," said Donna Gedge, who was with her partner Monica Montgomery, speaking to CNN affiliate KITV. "So why wait?"
The couple told CNN last week about their plans to stay up late for the ceremony.
With Hawaii and Delaware joining the list Sunday, five states now recognize same-sex civil unions, while six other states and Washington, D.C., allow same-sex marriage, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Illinois, New Jersey, and Rhode Island already recognize civil unions providing state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples, the NCSL says.
Marriage licenses are given to same-sex couples in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York and the District of Columbia, the NCSL says.
Delaware said its new law became effective at 10 a.m. Sunday.
In Hawaii, online application for civil union licenses was made available beginning at midnight, despite the fact that government offices are closed until Tuesday, the state government said.
The union becomes valid after a ceremony performed by someone licensed by the Department of Health.
"It means that our state supports us, and that's a really good feeling after all this time," Montgomery said at the ceremony.
The Delaware Family Policy Council, which says its goal is to "educate, equip, unify and engage the citizens of Delaware in advocating for family values and preserving the integrity of the family as an institution," argued that civil unions "are a springboard to redefining marriage."
"You can't really talk about civil unions without talking about same-sex 'marriage' because there really isn't any difference," the group argued.
But Markell, at a signing ceremony last year, said, "This bill is about a new energy and excitement. It's about a moment in our history that came about because people came together to work for it, because it became clear that Delaware's LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community is in fact part of every Delaware community. The greater good is served when we speak out and fight hard when we see that bias, prejudice or even outdated laws attempt to lessen any one of us."
Bonnie Limatoc, who was part of the midnight ceremony in Hawaii on Sunday, told KITV, "The historic part for me is to be one of the first to open that door so that the rest of them after us, there's others out there that want to do this. ... We can show them, "Hey, you love somebody, you have the right to be with them the rest of your life also.'"
"Our message is go for the gusto," her partner Lydia Pontin added. "Don't be ashamed."
Mere words cannot express how disappointed I am in my home town right now.
Oh yeah, and good for you HI and DE.
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
Uhm... can a city legalize gay civil unions when the rest of the state doesn't because it's conservative as all hell? The southwest tends towards conservatism as much as the southeast.
Malicious
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Southwest ?......California's in the Southwest. California ....conservative leaning ? Pfffffttttt.
Three-Puppet Saluter
Sure, as long as the state doesn't expressly forbid it in kind. Federalism, you know.
Actual Wrestling Legend
Actually, the socialism capital of the world. And too many casino owners are puppeting Presidential candidates this election. Whole place ought to be closed down for competing for water with Lake Mead alone.
I'm a skeptical squirrel
That's terrifying.
Forgive me if my reading comprehension is failing, but, what does that have to do with anything?
California ended up repealing their gay marriage act at some point. Therefor, not quite as liberal as people think it is. They may have reinstated it, but I haven't really heard anything about it for a few months.
edited 1st Jan '12 7:09:37 PM by AceofSpades
Actual Wrestling Legend
Outside of Hollywood and San Francisco, it's not. It's like here on the east coast. Frankly I don't know why we're blue. The steep majority are moderates in the counties, conservatives in the suburbs, bigots on Long Island and religious nuts in between.
I'm a skeptical squirrel
Hey, those religious nuts give the city flavor.
Actual Wrestling Legend
Kino's back? Phew. I was about to give up the OTB and go do something productive. 
Figured I'd grace you with my presence.
so, what you're saying is, we are the 53%?
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Speak for yourself dude. I hate getting lumped into random percentages.
Decemberist
That's what I thought of, too. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
Let's hope you guys have a list of valid complaints, and don't start bitching like angry teenagers; people might take you seriously if you do.
Malicious
@Ace That's because the liberals don't like to vote.
I'm no liberal though. I consider myself a moderate.
I was wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer then it hit me.
Princess Ymir's knightess
That's... disappointing...
Malicious
No hippies allowed. Oh wait this is TV Tropes.
There are many reasons for governments to recognize marriage. Immigration issues, particularly reuniting immigrants with their families. There's also international consistency as civil unions are not recognized worldwide while marriages are so this effects visitors to foreign nations. It also allows athiests, agnostics, and sometimes people of mixed religion to get formally married.
Governments recognizing marriage doesn't seem to be causing problems by itself aside from the fact posters seem to complain about it whenever gay marriage is brought up. If you want to get rid of civil marriage, you need to provide a reason why governments should no longer recognize it aside from just proposing it as an option.
edited 25th May '11 6:16:06 PM by CBanana
and that's how Equestria was made!