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Old 12-06-2011, 10:52 PM   #316
classicman
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I don't have a representative. I'm asking a person who at least twice said that marriage and civil unions were different things.
I never said I personally believed that. I repeatedly said ....
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marriage and civil unions are not considered the same thing by some
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To some, marriage is a religious contract, a civil union is not.
Essentially the same, but without that one element. Is it right, fair, just... not the issue.
All I am saying is that some do not view the two as equal with respect to the religious component
and that is a BIG difference to those people.
I am not saying they cannot nor should not have all the same benefits,
just that the two terms have different meanings to some.
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Whoa, back up a sec. You just equated "civil union" with "gay marriage"
Civil marriages are not sanctioned under religious law, marriage is.
Thats the difference I was referring to.

If you have an issue with the government ask your representative.
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I don't have a representative.
Bullshit. You live in DC. They're as common as cockroaches.
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