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Posted by all3 on 7/24/2021 7:08:00 PM (view original):
Wylie, I can only speak for myself, but I believe "marriage" is the unity of one man and one woman.
I respect same-gender couples and the commitment they make to each other. I also believe they should have the exact same legal/financial ramifications. I just wish it was called something else.
Then again, I still say there's no such thing as a turkey "burger", or a veggie "cheesesteak".
Those things may make me a dinosaur, and probably even put me in the minority, but they are my opinions, and are not any more wrong or right than anyone else's opinions.
if it has the same (if not more commitment, legal and financial ramifications, why bother calling it something other than marriage. You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but to me marriage is when two people love each other to commit to each other. That's it.
Why do we call one a bun and one a roll?
Why is one an Avenue and the other a Road?
Same, but different. If a person wants to denote that difference by calling it something different, why stop them (short of calling something with no beef a "burger or a "steak", because that's just plain wrong and inaccurate)?
Would calling it a unity, or something else, somehow lessen it?
a bun and a roll are not the same thing. Ask any baker. marriage between 2 heterosexuals and marriage between 2 gays are the same thing, as you admitted they should be. (Of course, you will say I am twisting your words and you never said that but I think " I respect same-gender couples and the commitment they make to each other. I also believe they should have the exact same legal/financial ramifications. " is saying hust that.
Those two things are certainly NOT the same. What are you going to try to tell me next, that I approve of homosexuality because I treat homosexuals the same as everyone else?
I would never accuse you of that. I know you don't approve of homosexuality. Knowing that, I'm not sure I believe you treat them "exactly the same" as everyone else. Do you view everyone else as sinners?
Everyone else IS a sinner. It is not my place to judge any (perceived) sin as greater or lesser, or even at all.
Believe what you want about how I treat people, and yes, I am still certainly far from perfect, so let's say I try to treat everyone the exact same, regardless of race, gender, orientation or anything else.
Your claim that since I believe same gender couples should be treated just the same as other couples means I also believe it should be called a marriage is still simply not true, and will remain untrue no matter what else we discuss.