Originally Posted by mom2many:
It actually doesn't "bother" me! I have a gay nephew & sister in law and several gay friends as well. It's actually quite commom place where I live.
My only objection is to gay "marriage." They already have all of the same rights as married couples in their "civil union"...but NOW that is not good enough and they want it to be called "marriage." I do take issue with this, because I feel marriage is defined between a woman and a man and yes, some may look as it as a technicality or just some stupid word, but to me "marriage is sacred!"
IMHO- call it anything else you want and ensure every right is the same for equality sake and make sure that no one is discriminated against for their sexual orientation...BUT leave the word "marriage" out of the mix!
Marriage is sacred because it is between two PEOPLE who love each other. No matter their gender. And i find it odd that you say that they want their civil union to be called marriage like they are asking for the world or something. They just want it to be called marriage that isn't asking a lot. Either way it go they can be married now in most states and in the future probably all so people who don't like it are just going to have to deal with it.