Gay Marriage: Yes or No?

[Kasz216]

TheRealMafoo said:

Kasz216 said:

TheRealMafoo said:

I voted yes because I think that's the spirit of what you meant, but I think legal marriage between a man and a woman should be the same as someone of the same sex...

nonexistent.

Everyone should fall under a civil union. The type of relationship should have nothing to do with it either. If I am a straight guy who has lived with another straight guy for 20 years, we fall under the same financial considerations as a married couple. What about a mother daughter that have lived together all there lives. Why can't they be on the same insurance, or have the same legal rights at death.

Change the law to civil union for everyone, and then allow many ways to qualify for a civil union. One of those ways could be a religious union.

Then it's up to the specific religion to figure out of they want to let same sex marriage's to take place.

I don't know if i'd allow a religious union to be one of the ways.  Unless there was another non-religious "fast track" way.

Otherwise, you may end up getting something in 1 day that an atheist would have to wait 2 years for or get married by someone.

Other then that I agree... marriages shouldn't be state run.

One way could be to just declare it. I would think the religious union would be the hardest of all the ones that came to mind to achieve. The fastest, would be however long it takes to get to the courthouse, and fill out a form.

See, just to declare seems problematic.  I'd think you'd want to put SOME kind of test on it.  Eh, then again, people can just declare marriage now more or less.