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Originally Posted by subego
Gee. That was uncalled for.
Surprised?
The government should have gotten out of the marriage game a long time ago. If a person truly wants separation of church and state, civil unions are the only way it would work.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
The government should have gotten out of the marriage game a long time ago. If a person truly wants separation of church and state, civil unions are the only way it would work.
False. We have marriage equality in Canada, and it works perfectly fine. There is utterly no reason to "get out of the marriage game," because civil unions are the exact same game. Taking away the word "marriage" to make some religious people happy is exactly the opposite of separation of church and state.
Play all the word games you like, you're just deluding yourself.
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If it's the same, why are reacting the way you are?
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It's the same, so it should be called the same. "Civil unions" was a temporary tool to give gays their marriage rights, not a permanent tool to take the term marriage away from non-religious people. Civil unions was always an ugly "separate but equal" kludge to accomplish a wider goal in the future, and not something to consider being kept forever.
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Damn straight. I'm an atheist but I will still get married one day. Like hell I'm going to get civil unionized or whatever it would even be called.
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The term marriage should be completely abolished, from a legal standpoint, as it no longer applies. As far as the government's concerned, they should only recognize partnerships.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
The term marriage should be completely abolished, from a legal standpoint, as it no longer applies. As far as the government's concerned, they should only recognize partnerships.
Why? Can you give me one good reason why?
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I didn't get the memo where it's time to start beating on people who like the kludge.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
Why? Can you give me one good reason why?
Because it offends his delicate sensibilities. This is the USA, we all deserve equal rights. Those who don't care for that are free to move to any "Islamic" or "Christian" state of their choosing.
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Originally Posted by leekohler2
Because it offends his delicate sensibilities. This is the USA, we all deserve equal rights. Those who don't care for that are free to move to any "Islamic" or "Christian" state of their choosing.
My delicate sensibilities? You are new around here. lol
Marriage is a religious sacrament, I want to remove that language from the law all-together because it doesn't belong there.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
Marriage is a religious sacrament, I want to remove that language from the law all-together because it doesn't belong there.
Is it, though? Marriage isn't unique to religious groups, and the term itself is universally understood. It seems like the fuss Christian groups have been raising since gay rights went mainstream has just led to many people incorrectly identifying the term marriage as originating with the Christian church.
Essentially, Christians have appropriated marriage. Why should we let tem have it and leave ourselves with a impersonal legalese imitation?
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Predating doesn't mean superseding. It's now established as a religious institution and has been since US law was codified. It's another piece of religious dogma that needs to be removed from government control. Making all unions "civil unions" is the most logical step towards leveling the playing field for everyone.
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Originally Posted by gradient
Essentially, Christians have appropriated marriage. Why should we let tem have it and leave ourselves with a impersonal legalese imitation?
I'm not saying they would "have it", no one would technically have it. It wouldn't even be recognized by the State, only civil unions would exist as far as they're concerned.
Not to say it's the only way I'd be happy. Barring what I feel is the most logical course of action, which I've already described, I'd rather marriage be open to all domestic partnerships; straight, gay, or plural. I simply believe there's a better way of handling it.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
Predating doesn't mean superseding. It's now established as a religious institution and has been since US law was codified. It's another piece of religious dogma that needs to be removed from government control. Making all unions "civil unions" is the most logical step towards leveling the playing field for everyone.
So, are you saying you would deny religions that codify gay marriage that right? What gives you the ability to tell other religions what to call marriage?
Or, is it only your own religion that counts?
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Originally Posted by leekohler2
so you must be new around here, or you must think I'm an idiot.
Well, it's gotta be the latter.
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Originally Posted by leekohler2
So, are you saying you would deny religions that codify gay marriage that right? What gives you the ability to tell other religions what to call marriage?
Or, is it only your own religion that counts?
Huh? Religions can do what they want, if someone wants to get married, more power to them. But, that doesn't mean it's a union that would automatically be recognized by the State. That gets marriage away from government purview, and keeps the government out of religion.
IMO, all religions "count", whatever blows their hair back.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Well, it's gotta be the latter.
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Wow, someone oughta report him, her, whatever.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
I'll accept marriage to include gays when you show me how this has been customary among different people groups and different religions through the course of thousands of years.
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Thats the thing that so many religious people and conservatives in general don't get: Its not about doing it how we always did it, its about doing it the way it should be done.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
Why? Can you give me one good reason why?
Marriage, whether straight or gay, is ultimately about who you're banging.
I don't think you should need to be banging, act as if you're banging, be considered to be banging, or have who you're banging or not banging be grounds for dissolution of, a passel of privileges granted by the government.
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Curious on the line of thinking here - Why is no one championing the rights of first or second cousins to marry? Brother and sister? Mother and son? Father and daughter? Are the masses still too familiaphobic for such progress?
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Maybe people don't see the equivalency of rationales you appear to be implying.
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Originally Posted by leekohler2
The problem is- the religious right would not even allow us to have our own bathroom, so to speak.
As this thread demonstrates there are obnoxious blowhards on both sides. But the virtue of compromise is that it allows the moderates on both sides to begrudgingly divorce themselves from their respective blowhards and do what approximates the right thing.
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Originally Posted by ebuddy
Curious on the line of thinking here - Why is no one championing the rights of first or second cousins to marry? Brother and sister? Mother and son? Father and daughter? Are the masses still too familiaphobic for such progress?
False equivalency is false.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
Marriage is a religious sacrament, I want to remove that language from the law all-together because it doesn't belong there.
Complete, utter rubbish. Most religions recognize marriage as a religious sacrament, but governments have always, always, always recognized marriage as a legal relationship. Marriage has always been a political institution. The indisputable fact is that marriage is an institution recognized by all social structures: governments, religions, businesses, private clubs, militaries, etc.
Your attempt to pretend marriage is (or should be) only a religious institution is ahistorical nonsense, and brings utterly no value to the political discussion.
I think you also need to come to grips with the fact that plural marriage will never, ever be legally recognized. The social consequences of polygamy on the poor are too well known. Unlike gay marriage, legalizing plural marriage will actually damage society as a whole. For instance, it would have immediate, disastrous consequences for Muslims living here in the West as rich Muslims hoard wives. There's a reason most of the Muslim world has banned polygamy even though it is clearly permitted in Islam: it rewards the rich and punishes the poor.
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Originally Posted by subego
Tear down the relevance?
What the **** does that mean?
Guess you won't be getting an answer.
Originally Posted by Shaddim
Predating doesn't mean superseding. It's now established as a religious institution and has been since US law was codified.
No reason why we can't take the term back, is there?
I think the greatest irony about "Civil Union" is that it;s a straight-up PC term being put forth by the side that usually derides such things.
Originally Posted by ebuddy
Curious on the line of thinking here - Why is no one championing the rights of first or second cousins to marry? Brother and sister? Mother and son? Father and daughter? Are the masses still too familiaphobic for such progress?
My question: Do you bring this up because this is a real concern to you or are you trying to muddle the situation in hopes of stalling progress of equal recognition for marriage?
If there's support for gay marriage but not cousin marriage, should we not act on the former?
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Originally Posted by subego
Marriage, whether straight or gay, is ultimately about who you're banging.
There's a bit more to it than that.
I don't think you should need to be banging, act as if you're banging, be considered to be banging, or have who you're banging or not banging be grounds for dissolution of, a passel of privileges granted by the government.
Marriage is mostly about legal obligations, not privileges. Most of the privileges of marriage can be obtained without getting married, and virtually none of the obligations of marriage can be imposed without getting married.
But there are tons of legitimate privileges that of course should be recognized by government: the privacy of marital communications, transference of medical decision-making, tax and income sharing, property transference, and so on. None of these things should be shared with your fnck buddy.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
As this thread demonstrates there are obnoxious blowhards on both sides. But the virtue of compromise is that it allows the moderates on both sides to begrudgingly divorce themselves from their respective blowhards and do what approximates the right thing.
The right thing is recognizing gay marriage.
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Originally Posted by ebuddy
Curious on the line of thinking here - Why is no one championing the rights of first or second cousins to marry? Brother and sister? Mother and son? Father and daughter? Are the masses still too familiaphobic for such progress?
None of those things has anything to do with two adults of the same sex getting married. Those are different situations with different issues, not a reason to deny two people of the same sex the right to marry. Stick to the issue at hand. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
There's a bit more to it than that.
Go on...
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Marriage is mostly about legal obligations, not privileges. Most of the privileges of marriage can be obtained without getting married, and virtually none of the obligations of marriage can be imposed without getting married.
Such as?
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
The right thing is recognizing gay marriage.
Yeah duh, and recognizing gay marriage in all but name is approximately the right thing. Compromise can get us the latter, while only waiting around with our thumbs up our butts for an extra generation will get us the former. Being an intolerant and insufferable prick to everyone will get us neither.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Precisely. People are missing the fact that no matter what it's called, the religious right doesn't want it. Their goal is to deny us legal recognition, period.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
That doesn't tell you how flexible the centrists are, it only tells you the weighted outcome of how the centrists were swayed by both sides. The same result could occur if progressives were represented in too many states by lpkmckennas, alienating the center who could have gone either way.
Correlation of both questions on the same ballot measure only tells us about the opinions of the people who drafted the ballot measure, not about voters.
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Precisely. People are missing the fact that no matter what it's called, the religious right doesn't want it. Their goal is to deny us legal recognition, period.
It depends on whether you mean "religious right" to be an enormous block of voters, or merely a small group of extremists who are able to appeal to an enormous block of more moderate voters, especially when the progressive side drops the ball by alienating them and mocking their religion.
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Here's the other thing: Do you have any evidence people are ok with turning straight marriages into civil unions? And if you're proposing keeping straight marriages and adding civil unions for gays, how is that not "separate but equal"?
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Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
That doesn't tell you how flexible the centrists are, it only tells you the weighted outcome of how the centrists were swayed by both sides. The same result could occur if progressives were represented in too many states by lpkmckennas, alienating the center who could have gone either way.
Correlation of both questions on the same ballot measure only tells us about the opinions of the people who drafted the ballot measure, not about voters.
It depends on whether you mean "religious right" to be an enormous block of voters, or merely a small group of extremists who are able to appeal to an enormous block of more moderate voters, especially when the progressive side drops the ball by alienating them and mocking their religion.
Obviously, it's a large block of voters when you read those links. It was the majority of voters in those states.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
Yeah duh, and recognizing gay marriage in all but name is approximately the right thing. Compromise can get us the latter, while only waiting around with our thumbs up our butts for an extra generation will get us the former.
Did you miss the part where I endorsed civil unions as a justifiable measure en-route to a complete solution?
Being an intolerant and insufferable prick to everyone will get us neither.
If I see anyone doing that, I'll pass that on.
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Go on...
Such as?
If you read my post, I pretty much answered both of those questions before you even asked, in the parts you didn't quote.
But if you insist on me being pedantic: you can get the marital privilege of sex, companionship, and children without being married, but you can't be saddled with the obligation of alimony or property division without marriage. Clearly, there's a difference between fnck buddies and spouses.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Here's the other thing: Do you have any evidence people are ok with turning straight marriages into civil unions?
Does it count as "the horse's mouth" when the horse is only typing it on the internet? People here have said they would be ok with it, even argued for it. Haven't they? I have misread things before...
And if you're proposing keeping straight marriages and adding civil unions for gays, how is that not "separate but equal"?
It is "separate but equal." "Separate but equal" was wrong, yes, but it was far preferable to what came before it. Would it have been better to drag out slavery any longer in order to skip over "separate but equal" and go straight to integration? Bigotry is not pretty, but it is reality. Sometimes you have to work around it in order to get bigots' votes to support approximately the right thing. As I said above, it's better than letting those bigots' votes be captured by the extremists who want to outlaw both gay marriage and civil unions.
Also I submit that it wouldn't be nearly as big a deal with this, a social construct, than with racial segregation, a physical construct. Married and unmarried people already co-exist happily, the only "separate but UNequal" dangers we would have to deal with would be scorn, not physical harm, and scorn is kind of out of our reach anyway. Do you think people who are inclined to scorn you are going to stop just because the law says you got "real' married?
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Originally Posted by leekohler2
Obviously, it's a large block of voters when you read those links. It was the majority of voters in those states.
I already addressed why that conclusion is not sound based only on that evidence.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
The same result could occur if progressives were represented in too many states by lpkmckennas, alienating the center who could have gone either way.
I find this hilarious, since I see myself as a centrist, not a progressive.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Here's the other thing: Do you have any evidence people are ok with turning straight marriages into civil unions? And if you're proposing keeping straight marriages and adding civil unions for gays, how is that not "separate but equal"?
I would only be okay if they were all civil unions.
Is there much call for that? No. Certainly less call for that than gay marriage.
However, I'm not any more bothered by legal gay marriage than I am by legal straight marriage, i.e. not much. There are lots of things I think the government should do which they don't.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
Did you miss the part where I endorsed civil unions as a justifiable measure en-route to a complete solution?
Yes. But I didn't miss the part where you called it idiotic and starting bullying people who endorsed it.
but you can't be saddled with the obligation of alimony or property division without marriage. Clearly, there's a diffence between fnck buddies and spouses.
An "obligation" is just a "privilege" for the other person
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Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
Does it count as "the horse's mouth" when the horse is only typing it on the internet? People here have said they would be ok with it, even argued for it. Haven't they? I have misread things before...
Is 'horse's mouth' a different name for 'anecdotal evidence'? Some polls would suffice.
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It is "separate but equal." "Separate but equal" was wrong, yes, but it was far preferable to what came before it. Would it have been better to drag out slavery any longer in order to skip over "separate but equal" and go straight to integration? Bigotry is not pretty, but it is reality. Sometimes you have to work around it in order to get bigots' votes to support approximately the right thing. As I said above, it's better than letting those bigots' votes be captured by the extremists who want to outlaw both gay marriage and civil unions.
Didn't separate but equal ( editor's note: I typed evil instead of equal the first time. Well played, subconscious) manifest because people got gutless about doing what was right?
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Also I submit that it wouldn't be nearly as big a deal with this, a social construct, than with racial segregation, a physical construct. Married and unmarried people already co-exist happily, the only "separate but UNequal" dangers we would have to deal with would be scorn, not physical harm, and scorn is kind of out of our reach anyway. Do you think people who are inclined to scorn you are going to stop just because the law says you got "real' married?
To me that's an argument against civil unions. There's going to be no pleasing people, either way. Just cut to the chase.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
I find this hilarious, since I see myself as a centrist, not a progressive.
Issue by issue? If your position on this issue is the center, what are the extremes?
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Originally Posted by subego
I would only be okay if they were all civil unions.
So would I. However, much like the term "significant other" I think it'll be relegated to the dust bin of near useless terms. If everyone is just going to call it marriage anyway, why the big dance?
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Is there much call for that? No. Certainly less call for that than gay marriage.
Bingo.
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However, I'm not any more bothered by legal gay marriage than I am by legal straight marriage, i.e. not much. There are lots of things I think the government should do which they don't.
I don't have a strong opinion on marriage, but I know discrimination when I see it.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Is 'horse's mouth' a different name for 'anecdotal evidence'? Some polls would suffice.
Kind of, it means people here on MacNN have endorsed it, people who I have no reason to doubt are anti-gay-marriage traditionalists. But if you want polls, this is the first result for "civil union polls" I found:
Poll: Most Americans support same-sex unions - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
It seems to confirm my previous statements that (A) we could get a majority right now by reaching out to the "separate but equal" voters, but not without doing so, and (B) we could do it without them by waiting for them to die off.
Didn't separate but equal (editor's note: I typed evil instead of equal the first time. Well played, subconscious) manifest because people got gutless about doing what was right?
I don't understand your question. Are you saying they were afraid to do what was right, or afraid not to?
To me that's an argument against civil unions. There's going to be no pleasing people, either way. Just cut to the chase.
Yes, if I was a dictator, I would do exactly what you suggest. My point is simply that (as with most issues in a democracy) the right thing is not supported by a majority, but the approximately right thing is. Is it better to do nothing until you can get the right thing, or to get the approximately right thing until you can get the right thing, or to hope democracy breaks so the just minority can subdue the unjust majority?
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
So would I. However, much like the term "significant other" I think it'll be relegated to the dust bin of near useless terms. If everyone is just going to call it marriage anyway, why the big dance?
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Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
But I didn't miss the part where you called it idiotic and starting bullying people who endorsed it.
I didn't bully anyone who endorsed civil unions. But I did mock people who suggested the end of marriage as a legal institution, who pretended it was only a religious institution, and tried to turn civil unions into something it wasn't.
An "obligation" is just a "privilege" for the other person
Ok, but not the other way. Not all privileges of marriages are obligations on the other person; for instance, shared taxes, marital confidences, and medical decision transference is mutually beneficial.
Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
Issue by issue? If your position on this issue is the center, what are the extremes?
To me, denying marriage to gays is "extreme," and allowing marriage to gays is "moderate." So, there is no "other extreme," really.
I suppose the other hypothetical extremes might be the end of all marriage for everyone (once a Marxism prescription), or perhaps only gay marriages as opposed to only straight marriages (unlikely to be a big seller), or perhaps something like Shaddim wants (civil unions for gays as the gateway drug for plural marriage).
But I suggest to you that not all of politics is cleanly divided between left-center-right viewpoints, and I myself generally only use the terms to mean capitalist vs non-capitalist viewpoints, and never use left-center-right to deal with essentially non-economic issues. The only exception for me is the term "religious right," but only because that's how that group labels itself.
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