Well, I actually think that the term "Marriage" is religious, and that "Civil Union" is federal/state/law type vernacular, and I think that to me, it fits the union that non-religious folks have. I seriously wish that there was some sort of distinction about it, and have said for quite some time that "Marriage" should be relegated to religious folks only, so...I know this probably sounds wanky, but I'm going for separation of church and state, that's all.
In the case of same-sex marriages under religious law, I think that it should be up to the individual churches to decide, just in case you were wondering. I wouldn't imagine, though, that a homosexual person would subject themself to an unaccepting church/temple/whatever.
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on 2006-12-21 04:43 pm (UTC)In the case of same-sex marriages under religious law, I think that it should be up to the individual churches to decide, just in case you were wondering. I wouldn't imagine, though, that a homosexual person would subject themself to an unaccepting church/temple/whatever.