OK, this is what I thought you meant. "Marriage" would be kept for religious unions, with civil unions being recognized by govt.

My guess is that we would all just keep using the word "marriage" like we always have... which makes this whole thing incredibly stupid.

I could see why. For some reason, "girlfriend" works for almost any age (well, maybe if you are in your sixties it wouldn't). "Lady friend" kind of connotes someone who breezes by your house on Saturday night for a little action.

but do they? Honestly when was the last time you heard about the mentally handicapped doing the dew?

Ah see theres your problem. Youre a 14 yr old dumbass wetnose kid. come back in say.. o.... how about 4 years huh champ?

about 7 years ago. its called memory, and learning. Want me to quote some bible passages about not judging people straight from the mouth of Jesus Christ? Cause i memorized those too chief. Got alot of philosophy and history knocking around in the ole noggin as well, as well as literature, both classical and contempory, as well as a decent basis in Law. Know what they tell me? Government intervention in personal affairs is not a great idea.
Its called an education. Perhaps you should get one? I hear theyre all the rage this season.

Also not a liberal. Or a conservative. I'm a moderate (oooooooooooo scary)

i believe the word youre searching is denotes. pay more attention in english class

Given the (probably intentional) horrific punctuation, I'm sure you were quasi-trolling.

That said, you are incorrect.

Connotes: 2 a : to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning <all the misery that poverty connotes> b : to imply as a logical connotation

Denotes: 1 : to serve as an indication of : betoken <the swollen bellies that denote starvation>


"Lady friend" denotes that the poster has a friend who is a lady.

"Lady friend" connotes that the lady friend comes by late at night for an occasional rogering.

Seems that we can all agree that semantics won't solve the fundimental issue.

Maybe, but thats political correctness for you. The real issue is that homosexuals want to be accepted. Thats not going to happen.

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I don't know whether homosexuals will ever be accepted, but if they ultimately are, it won't be because of some legislation. In fact, any group that pushes for acceptance risks backlash if they push too hard.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

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Actually, I've found that a lot of my most conservative friends are accepting homosexuality, even - especially? - the Evangelicals and the Rabid Romans.*

*Don't kill me. That's what they call themselves.

First, the problem is not "marriage," the problem is bigotry.

Second, "seperate but equal" has been tried. Perhaps, learn from history.

Third, bigots are not only wrong, but on the wrong side of history. While they may enjoy further victories along the way, when the "dust settles", they will have lost. Progress by it's nature can't be stopped.

Danmed right, just look at the blacks, 50 years ago we still had segregation in the South, anti-miscegaenation was the law in most states and the best a black coulld hope for was to become a college professor or a prosperous business owner dealing with "his own kind" Things had been that way was since the Civil War too. Then they started all that uppity protesting and demanding their "rights" and now look what's happened to them.

You guys are a fucking TRIP. I remember my GRANDFATHER saying that, and I'm not a young man.

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I am not sure why this is an issue since there is a difference between a religious marriage and a civil marriage. Purely religious marriages are usually private sector social transactions in the US.

The First and Ninth Amendments only ensure that natural and civil rights are protected by due process when necessary.

I still think any two consenting adults should be able to easily have a civil union. It doesnt have to be called marriage.

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"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father has acquired too much, in order to spare to others who (or whose fathers) have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, "to guarantee to everyone a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."

-Thomas Jefferson

Thats anecdotal. Most dont.

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"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his father has acquired too much, in order to spare to others who (or whose fathers) have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, "to guarantee to everyone a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."

-Thomas Jefferson