Yeah, send your money to Oxfam. Send most of it to Oxfam America so they can buy everyone new Blackberries, new laptops, and dual monitor setups. What a crock of crap they are. I might actually consider it if the last few Oxfam demonstrators I'd seen weren't all carrying 1500 or more in brand new electronics.
Divorce SHOULD be prohibited unless a partner is being abused. If it was, we wouldn't have so many people running off to get married before they're absolutely ready to. Family is about permanent commitment folks.
Marriage is a religious institution. Any 'ceremony' performed in absence of a pastor should simply be deemed a 'Civil Union'. In continuation of that concept, legally on paper, all 'Marriages' should be seen legally as 'Civil Unions' with the same rights and credence.
With the separation of church and state, it is unethical to differentiate between any Union. The only institution that would have that right is the church. That is to say, if a religion does not believe that homosexuality is acceptable, they're able to deny the ceremony and religious rites of marriage.
The government, as intended by our fore bearers, is supposed to reside outside the confines of religion. So, on paper to our government, Tom and Susie's legal union should appear no different than Tom and Frank's.
Considering that the majority of prop 8 supporters have an issue with the definition of marriage, as marriage is a religious institution and therefore has no business in the government at all, wouldn't it be smarter to simply declare the equality of all legal unions?
With the separation of church and state, it is unethical to differentiate between any Union. The only institution that would have that right is the church. That is to say, if a religion does not believe that homosexuality is acceptable, they're able to deny the ceremony and religious rites of marriage.
The government, as intended by our fore bearers, is supposed to reside outside the confines of religion. So, on paper to our government, Tom and Susie's legal union should appear no different than Tom and Frank's.
Considering that the majority of prop 8 supporters have an issue with the definition of marriage, as marriage is a religious institution and therefore has no business in the government at all, wouldn't it be smarter to simply declare the equality of all legal unions?
Just a thought.