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It's so God damn easy I don't get why no one thought of this yet. I posted this earlier a few months back but I think it was ignored. Before you start flaming me for my warped view of reality, at least read the whole thing
Give Civil Unions the same benefits as Marriage, and let Heterosexual couples be allowed to have Civil Unions. That would eliminate any "Separate but Equal" bullshit out of the water. But wait, there's more! Legalize Gay Marriage across the country, but let individual churches choose whether or not to accept the marriages. If Gay couples really wanted marriage they should have no problem finding a small local church to hold their wedding, and if they cant find a church to approve of it, there is always a Government equivalent with the same benefits.
Bam! Boom! Solved. Where's my medal?
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13 Replies in this Sub-Threadif we just make Civil Partnerships the same as Marriages then we have the Separate but Equal problem (that it isn't equal). if we give everyone Civil Partnerships and make Marriages exclusive to religion (with everything the same except the names) then we again have the Separate but Equal problem, just applying to religion rather than sexual orientation.
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How so? There's no discrimination going on. Everyone is absolutely the same, it's all a matter of preference. There's hundreds of thousands of Churches in the country, and with a 52% approval rating of Gay Marriage, it shouldn't be too hard to find a church that would accept it. If a couple finds one that doesn't, it would be in their best interest to go across the street to the church that will accept it, rather than force the first one to accept it just out of spite alone. That would make for a bad wedding ceremony, and the couple wouldn't look too good either.
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you're missing the point completely. in a hypothetical scenario where civil partnerships are for everyone and marriages are for people who want a religious ceremony (irrespective of sexual orientation), there will be the Separate but Equal problem still, just over religion not sexual orientation. the are the same basic situation.
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