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Originally Posted by Griff0rd  Same sex "marriage" no, but a civil union allowing the same right then yes. Marriage is something that is and always has been something shared by a man an woman, and is (according to my beliefs) a gift from God.
If someone wants equal rights I am all about it, but not by making it a marriage. I also believe someone going into a civil union should be penalized legally for splitting, as I feel the same should happen with divorce, but that is not here nor there. |
I think that is a pretty fair compromise. I don't know what homosexuals want, but it gives them a lot of the rights, such as health care benefits that they would get with marriage. On the opposite side of the board, those that feel marriage only exists between a man and a woman, can keep that same belief.
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Originally Posted by Dakstang I think states should be able to decide individually what they want to do.
That way the northern states can have it and down here in the good old south we can ban it. |
I don't think that is a real solution. You're going to run into a few problems;
1.) The confusion between insurance companies, retirement funds, and other issues. Or what if, say you lived in Vermont, were insured by your gay lover's work, but got injured while vacationing in West Virginia?
2.) An inequality between states shouldn't really exist. It'd be like California saying Freedom of Speech is no longer guaranteed to you, however in the 49 other states, you can still practice it.