(January 4, 2014 at 1:41 pm)Ryantology Wrote:(January 4, 2014 at 1:14 pm)Lek Wrote: I rest my case.
Quite simply, sir or madam, whether or not you wish to recognize it as such, you're suggesting that there should be the marriage equivalent of Whites Only and Coloreds Only drinking fountains, on the basis that Christians ought to have the right to decide what counts as marriage for everyone while graciously throwing the gays a bone and letting them be equal as long as it also means they remain separate. Your justification for this is that Christians have had that right for a long time and that means they should always have that right.
I'm sorry, but you really don't have a case to rest, as far as I can tell.
I don't think you've read my previous posts. I said we should keep the government out of marriage. Marriage should be a private thing. Anyone who wants to be married could be married in a church or whatever way they deem appropriate. This is true for straights, gays or whomever. Civil unions would simply be a way to give equal rights under the law, which is a legitimate function of government.
