zexen_lowe said:
Ehm, anyone that wants to inherit? Social benefits? Different taxing? Even more extreme things like having a dunno-how-many-days leave from work in case your partner dies....all those things can only be given by a "piece of paper" |
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The whole idea of marriage has changed. It use to be the case as a union infront of god....bascially so you could have sex without Christians telling you will go to hell. These days you can organise everything to do with inheritance without the need for marriage and....different taxing is that even a benefit to being married? In England it is better off (financially) that the parents are divorced and live in different households as they are entitled to additional benefits.
Personally I think marriage is great but it works off old (in my opinion dated) traditions which I would prefer would die off. In accordance with this thread I am pleased that their is an option for homosexuals in regards to marriage and (most importantly) are no longer discriminated and treated as second class citizens. On the adopting side I think it's brilliant. I would much rather a child be housed by two homosexuals rather than a single parent. Maybe thats just me though as lots of people I know are strongly opposed to gay adoptions.
Anyway, it's a step in the right direction 
