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Originally Posted by mjcp  The problem is that the government IS in the marriage business, as long as it provides tax incentives to married people. That ain't gonna change. Ever. Until gay marriages are federally recognized, that's discrimination.
I hear where you're coming from on this, but still, separate but equal is hardly equal. How would you feel if the man you wanted to marry was of another race, and the government would only let you call it a domestic partnership? |
From what I understand this used to be an issue.....people were not allowed to marry outside of their race. And it is hard for me to put myself in that situation because of my upbringing and because I am a female. I was raised in the bible belt and I was very over protected.....and there were a lot of predudiced people there. My family (grandfather) included. I am not sure how I ended up not having a predjudice bone in my body. Anyways, all I had to do was walk down the street or talk to a person of a different race in the presence of my grandfather and I wouldn't ever hear the end of it.
Add to that that I am a freaking rule follower. Always have been. And my daughter is too.
Anyways, I understand your point mcjp......
I just wanted to express my gut feeling. I am not really into politics.....but this is my gut feeling on the gay marriage issue.
I think the white conservative Christian males who define marriage as an institution or union of a male and female.....are doing so because they think they are somehow protecting the benefits of stay at home moms and young children. There will probably come a day when even stay at home moms won't qualify for spouses benefits. After the kids are a certain age she will have to get out and get a job and get her own benefits. Anyways this is just some of the talk that I have heard from conservative Christian friends.
So this is kind of how the opposition to federally legalizing gay marriage is kind of kept on fire. And it is preached at the churches. Talked about at the social picnics.
It is kind of hard to change religious peoples way of thinking.
That is why I was thinking changing the name would be a good compromise and gays might get what they want a lot faster federally with the domestic partnerships.
Anyways that is my 2 cents and gut instincts.