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Originally posted by miked10270
One solution would be to allow homosexuals to marry (but it IS resisted strongly by church groups).
Another solution is a Legally Binding "committment ceremony which avoids the use of the word "Marriage". As such, it becomes a purely legislative matter, NOT a quasi-religious one.
In effect, any person qualifiedto perform a "Marriage" ceremony would also be permitted IF THEY WISHED & AGREED to perform a committment ceremony.
Actually, if this did come to pass, I wonder how long "Marriage" would last before being largely replaced (even in the hetrosexual community with "Committment".
Mike.
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Good luck with this concept. The last time that I suggested that we drop the word marriage for the legal union, I was pilloried for pandering to the religious groups. Mind you that was in a thread on TFP.
I agree with your concept totally. The word "marriage" has a certain power within most religions. In the interest of separation of church and state, let's give that word to the religious folk and use a different legal term that encompasses the legal commitment made by 2 individuals (of course, now I'll be challenged by the polygamists in the group.
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