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MeramJert posted:Well, there is the argument some people make for the abolition of all marriage, which is at least internally consistent. But I guess that would still be granting equal rights, if nobody could marry. As an LGBT person, I think that removing the legal ability to join two couples from religious figures would be a fine compromise. That way, people can have their preferred religious ceremony, or not, but at the end of the day they'll have to go to City Hall to file for the legal rights.
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All I was saying was that I don't think religious figures should have any sort of legally binding power. At least, I was under the impression that priests were able to hand out licenses, is that not how it works?
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Feb 22, 2012 23:19
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blackguy32 posted:To add more to the discussion, this is about controlling what is seen as "normal". After reading Navigating Interracial Borders, a book about interracial relationships and how society views them, the author shows that Americans use marriage as a method to constitute what is normal. Its the reason why interracial marriages are frowned upon in the United States and why many religious conservatives are fighting so hard to keep gays from getting the right to marry. Well it looks like my idea is bunk anyways since it looks like any random person can gain the rights to make marriages official, not just priests. My idea was to make marriage "nothing special" by removing the legal rights from the religious organizations so that all they can perform are unofficial ceremonies but clearly I was confused about how things work.
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Feb 23, 2012 18:04
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Hmmm. Concentrating people... in places you might call camps. In order to wipe them out. A novel idea.
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May 23, 2012 23:25
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