(December 3, 2010 at 3:42 pm)Tiberius Wrote: There is a simple solution to this that solves the problem for all parties:
Remove the government from anything to do with marriage. Let marriage be, as it always has been, a social / religious ceremony. If a church doesn't want to allow gay marriage, you can go to a church that does. Or, if no church will have you, organise a private ceremony yourself.
This way, no church can complain about being forced to perform gay marriages, yet gay marriages can still happen.
What about the societal / tax / etc benefits? Do you want to completely throw them away? I didn't realize how many things marriage enabled until I read this.
Most importantly: Marriage establishes a legal kinship between you and your spouse & is recognized worldwide. Without government backing, marriage is literally just a scrap of paper.
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
