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Originally posted by americandingbat
reply to post by Mak Manto
That's not true, at least where I am.
The license comes from the government. Period.
You bring it to the church and it is signed by the person who performed the marriage and your witnesses, then returned to the government to get processed and registered.
If you choose not to get married in a church, you do the exact same thing but with someone who has a license to marry people (can be either religious or non-religious).
Originally posted by CynicalM
reply to post by JohnnyCanuck
IMHO,marriage is a joining of a man and a woman with the sole intent of starting a family..Something a gay couple can not do alone..
Originally posted by MagickWithoutTears
I aint real thought about this, but i am real homophobic, I dont belive in anything gay, But like they say dont know it till u tried it,
Originally posted by angrywhitechick
So, to answer the question I think gays should be able to register their civil unions with the government and get all the same rights as other couples do now. Then If they can find a church who will bless their union, good for them.
Originally posted by CynicalM
reply to post by JohnnyCanuck
IMHO,marriage is a joining of a man and a woman with the sole intent of starting a family..Something a gay couple can not do alone..
I know I'll get flamed (as usual) but I am NOT against Gays or them being together..
Just let them use a different term for their partnership..
Originally posted by Romantic_Rebel
Myself I don't support Gay marriage unless Polygyny becomes legal. This is just my opinion on this issue. I don't see why Gay's have to get married to love one another. Tell me your thoughts on this issue.
Originally posted by eNumbra
...but these unions may never be recognized by religious institutions and you can't force those institutions to recognize them or preform them.