Civil Unions: They Play in Peoria

I guess I don't understand why straight people need benefits as unmarried couples when they can reap all the benefits of marriage by getting married.

if i were you folks, i'd refuse to accept anything less than a federal law mandating that all churches regardless of denomination perform weddings for anyone who wants one regardless of gender.

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no george. we must take control of the churches. only then can we make the fundamental changes necessary to the american soul.

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ah ok gotcha.

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Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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I find that the people who accuse others of "lying" are actually the ones who can't be trusted.

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If people don't like the institution of marriage, then great. Let's mobilize to destroy civil marriage. That's been my dream all along.

Papa, I don't know any gays who care whether or not churches perform gay marriages. Hell, there are some churches that do.

The problem with trying to make some sort of unmarried couples union thing, whether gay or straight, misses the point that without the benefits afforded marriage, gay people still won't be able to be guaranteed they will be able to marry someone from another country, or have all fifty states recognize their union, or receive the tax breaks afforded married couples, or the rights of visitation when one is hospitalized, or be guaranteed they won't lose anything should their "partner" die because dead said partners family are a bigoted lot who'll swoop in a take everything. That happened to my friend Larry. It was disgusting.