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Originally posted by Love_Spell_6
Web Definition: civil union - a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex; "parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law as spouses in a marriage" (the benefits without the blessing)
Web Definition: marriage - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" (the church part blessed by GOD)
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Thanks Love_Spell,
I was asking about the legal difference and, from your reply, it seems like *legally*, the civil union is the same as the state of marriage? I didn't know that any states even legally acknowledged these types of unions but if this is the case, I truly don't understand the fight for legalizing gay marriage. Is it just the *principle* of the thing?
Thanks for the info,
SC