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aklim · #1 08-06-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig

Only if every state extends that right to all couples and there is no legal difference between the two. At that point, why not just change the language for everyone to avoid pissing of the religious crazies?

Currently, is there any difference between the two? From what I see, you get a license to get married and the official is the only difference. With a church wedding, I have someone who is ordained in some ministry giving the final OK vs a Justice of the Peace. The way I see it, the difference between my civil union and your marriage is that yours is blessed by some imaginary being while mine is by a real person.

#2 08-06-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by aklim

Currently, is there any difference between the two? From what I see, you get a license to get married and the official is the only difference. With a church wedding, I have someone who is ordained in some ministry giving the final OK vs a Justice of the Peace. The way I see it, the difference between my civil union and your marriage is that yours is blessed by some imaginary being while mine is by a real person.

Do all states currently have "civil unions" that give gay couples exactly the same rights as married couples? Are private companies required by law to extend the same rights?

Once the answer to those questions is yes, it will just become an issue of language.