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Originally Posted by laylo
I just mean what's being decided in court, which is the legal definition. According to my beliefs marriage is indeed a spiritual union, but no one is voting on whether or not people can go through a spiritual ceremony, have a sexual relationship, or share a life as one. All that you would be voting against is legal benefits.
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I'm sure that you are right. But, as I've said, people will base their votes on their beliefs. If they truly believe that gay marriage goes against their moral / religious / ethical beliefs, and yet, the issue of gay marriage on the ballot is purely a legal terminology issue, then for them to vote against gay marriage anyway still meets their objective in terms of voting against something they don't beleive in.
That is why legislators are very clever when issues come up for public vote. They will attach a "rider" - like, if you want to vote to increase the amount of money students can take out on a student loan, then you also have to vote to approve the legal definition of gay marriage. See what I mean?
Some people view mariage in a number of different ways. Some view it as you do, some view it as a means out of, or as a means into a current situation. Historically marriage was viewed simply as a business transaction, there was no idea or concept of true love being involved in a marriage. Hence, all those arranged marriages and girls with doweries (?sp).
