I think that’s actually very consistent with what I *intended*
to say anyway. ;-) I think most married people I know thought the legally unbinding
(formal spiritual) marriage was the real one, and I was just saying people
should have the choice of what they think is the real symbol of their commitment,
so long as they know if they want legal rights, obligations and recognitions
from the government they need to pay $25 and sign a form too.
Phil Henshaw
From:
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Subject: [FRIAM] Obama, Proposition 8
In response to Phil Henshaw, briefly, I believe there still
remains a place for civil marriage -- that marriage has taken on a
non-religious place in most people's hearts, sort of like Christmas trees and
Christmas carols. It speaks of love, devotion, fidelity between two consenting
adults, and should be something any two adults can partake in civilly. Love
between two people should be able to celebrate and exist under a civil union,
legally undertaken. ... and that union, historically, is called marriage.
and I think gay male couples can also sort of choose the husband / wife roles
to some degree -- though hopefully all couples, gay or straight, are
beginning to edge into a shared mixture of both -- so does that mean that a
straight couple who don't want to assume husband and wife roles are not able to
be married --
maybe not under Webster ..
So .. I have argued myself towards your position, rather than mine!! A new
definition may be called for here.
Peggy
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