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Originally Posted by NitroNutter
Had your parents not consumated their relationship (married or otherwise) you would simply not be here to post.
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Actually, I was raised by two lesbians, and my mother got pregnant through IVF. So there...
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Yes you can change and redefine terminology but not without compromising the original definition so therefore it is not as easy as you suggest.
When law is used to ratify terminology redefining any terminology presents great risk.
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Really? What risk
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Marriage is such a term which rites have as far as we know always related to people of oposing genders consented to formally unionise their relationship usually with mutual intent to procreate and produce their direct descendants.
A question I would like to see answered and answered truthfully beyond any baggage of dissassociation disorder and have yet to have seen asked is what is this sudden infatuation within the gay comunity to marry ?
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At a guess, they simply want the recognition of their bond and commitment that heterosexuals get. That, and the rights (pensions etc.) that go with it.
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Actually civil partnerships have most of the same rights and benefits but not all..
Also the same sex marriages that the government want to introduce will be civil only...
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Surely you're not advocating that the government forces religious institutions to recognise same-sex marriages?