| </span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Leopard,)
Impenitent:
marriage is marriage... the secularists will not succeed in changing the definition...
who cares about the definition of marriage... its the fact that government has associated certain benefits and priviledges with marriage that is the problem. If government were out of the marriage business, there wouldn't be an issue: let churches define for themselves who they will 'allow' to be married, and other folks can form whatever contracts they want also.
Why is it a problem to treat ALL citizens equally in the 'eyes of the law'? How can you rationalize giving tax benefits to certain folks just because of their choice in joining households/lives and not to others? It is PURELY an attempt at social manipulation, which the government has no business in doing. The ability of people (religious groups, churches, lobbyists, special interests, etc to influence government has destroyed and weakened our individuality and freedoms...
michael<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
they care about the definition... they will not be satisfied with "civil unions" and they can have those... they want to destroy the institution of marriage
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