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To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (132501)	3/20/2001 2:07:30 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

I do not support homosexual marriage, and I am not sure what the precise form of a "civil union" would be, except to ensure that certain joint assets are respected, and mutual power of attorney is assured. Until there is such a time that there is a reliable cure for homosexuality, supposing it comes, I can see no other recourse than toleration, which means not taking every occasion to denounce......

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (132501)	3/20/2001 10:23:16 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

If states insist on turning civil marriage into a twisted parody of what it's meant to be, maybe it's time for Christians, (Jews? Moslems?) to turn our backs on it. It's a covenant ( and ever more, a sacrament in our church ) between a man and a women before God. And that's enough; who needs the state to sanction that. If the two aren't believers, why bother with a marriage at all? For the children? How many people lavish care and material goods on their children because it's the law? I sure don't. And there's now stigma attached to being a bastard today (nor should there be BTW ). Children of intact two parent families are a minority anyway. What if they're bad parents? What if the two split up? What's the difference? The courts get involved now in that case. What difference does it make to the outcome that the father and mother are civilly married? I frankly see no point in civil marriages today.