Reply #31: As far as the legalities are concerned, [View All]

[LWolf]

as long as every license issued was for a "civil union," I see one problem:

Many LGBT couples want to be joined in their faith, like their straight brothers and sisters.

From my perspective, if it were me I'd have no problem being married by a minister from a faith that welcomed me, rather than one that turned me away.

I'm not gay, though, and I don't have a faith that I must be married in.

My first marriage was in a fundie 4 square church; my fiance's mother's pastor. It didn't really matter to me; the whole thing was for the fundies who disapproved of me already, being a confirmed sinner. It was supposed to reconcile them to my presence, and it did for the 10 years I was married to husband #1.

My second marriage was in a chapel in Vegas, by a "tired" minister; the stamp on the license was old, and the "re" didn't take. About 12 people made the trip to watch, and then party the rest of the afternoon and night away. There was no religious language in the ceremony.

If I were to be masochistic enough to marry again, I'd have my son do the honors. Several years back, when his friend wanted a non-religious marriage ceremony, he was "ordained" by the "universal life ministries" church. He's married several couples in 3 different states with that license.