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Post #3 {Oct-15-06 10:45 PM}, listed under my nym, was actually my fiancee’ {Valkyrie61172}, writing her first post... it appeared on my account because we didn’t log me out before she came in. Now, to the point of THIS post: First of all, “marriage” is indeed, historically, a sacrament of the Church, and has been so far longer than any current State has existed. For the State to recognize “marriage” is nothing less than to give both sanction and recognition to a religious sacrament. Second, I must take issue with the contention that the Repug RW is responsible for the "big movement" demanding marriage for the GLBT; while they certainly have taken full advantage of the controversy to score major and massive points with their fundamentalist supporters, the initial demands for Official State recognition of “gay marriage” did, in fact, come from radical elements of the GLBT community, scorning the efforts of many more moderate supporters to establish “Civil Unions” with full legal rights recognized and defended by the State! I know: I was ONE of those moderates consistently, vehemently and virulently condemned as a “sell-out” by those same extremists here in Seattle. Thirdly, “Why should we have to re-invent the wheel?” I’m not saying that we should. Rather, I propose that we dis-establish “marriage” as a State-sanctioned institution entirely, thus ending the unConstitutional involvement of the State in an institution of Religion, and, instead, adopt the “Civil Partnership”, investing it with the same full panoply of protections, rights and privileges currently granted to “Marriage”. This would allow those who require religious blessing of their unions to have it, but if they wish to have State sanction of, or protection for, their union, they would have to enter into the “Civil Partnership”, as well. Yes, the GLBT Community IS being punished on this issue... and so are all Americans who are forced to watch as our beloved Nation becomes increasingly devastated by this unHoly War. As stated in post #3, our family intends to move on this next summer, after our wedding. I expect to catch a lot of heat from the GLBT community on this (what else is new?) but I believe that this is the only Constitutionally acceptible solution. Comments? If there are enough I might even consider starting my own discussion thread.
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