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Kenneth ken Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-01-03 01:30 AM
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3. I haven't voted yet
the options listed aren't all that great. I could easily pick three of the four.

I personally don't care one way or the other; I'm not gay, I've never married, I have no religious beliefs.

I definitely support the idea of legal equity "marriage" would allow.
I also see the religious viewpoint of marriage as something "sacred."
I also can see that calling same-sex marriages by a different name could open a path to subtle discrimination; by virtue of the different terminology.

When a couple is married, it doesn't matter if the ceremony was performed by clergy or JoP - they are still "married."

I guess that would be the best argument against the "sacred" aspect; so maybe my answer should be, 'yes to marriage, ok for any religious organization to refuse to marry same-sex couples; not ok for any JoP to refuse to perform a same-sex marriage (as long as both parties are age of consent)"
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