Connecticut has approved civil unions. Pam’s got the lowdown here.
The compromise was that marriage would be defined as between a man and a woman, but the civil unions would give same-sex couples all of the rights afforded married couples under state law.
Equal rights and protections is what it’s all about. My marriage is essentially a civil union, as we just headed down to City Hall to get legally hitched, without any religious marriage ceremony. If gays and lesbians were afforded the same opportunity, with each church left to determine for itself whether it wants to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies, there would be no debate.
It’s not like gays and lesbians and their supporters are asking the church to change its laws. Heck, no one’s bitching about the fact that the Catholic Church wouldn’t marry Mr. Shakes and me; after all, we’re not Catholic. It’s the same principle. The church has its rules, and the state’s rules should be separate. Sometimes I wonder what the hell we’re arguing about; it just seems so simple.
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