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Originally posted by amonkie
As marriage stands right now, both the legal and religious are the same. I voted against it due to my Christian beliefs that a marriage is supposed to be a reflection of Jesus's relationship to the church, and a special union between a man and woman. Christian beliefs also hold homosexuality to be immoral. As long as the marriage ceremony is only religious, I cannot justify supporting gay marriage based on my perspective and the beliefs I hold. However, if the discussed seperation between the legal and religious occured, I'd give all the power to those who want to pursue a legal marriage and make that lifetime committment.
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Thank you, amonkie, that is exactly what I asked for, and that is exactly what you have given me.
Now, let me ask you a question. If there were a way to untangle the legal and the religious aspects of "marriage", would you then be receptive to a
legal, but not religious, bonding of two homosexual individuals into a "couple", that is recognized as such, by the state (read government)? In other words, if a gay couple could be legally bonded together, by the state, with all the rights and privileges thereof, yet not recognized by the church as "married" before the eyes of god, would that then be acceptable?