California's top court overturns gay marriage ban

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by AGDee

If you're going to call it a civil union for everybody who doesn't get married in a church, then fine.

Agreed. In fact, why not retire the term "marriage" altogether?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Agreed. In fact, why not retire the term "marriage" altogether?

Nah because I want my marriage to be considered a "marriage."

I know you're kidding but I'm amused when people try to throw the baby out with the bath water. They think that gay marriage means having to completely do away with certain terminology and some even think that we'd have to allow people to marry children or animals (Rudey is a riot but there are people who actually use that response in real life).

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I don't know that I would fight against incestuous marriages if they were ever to be up for national discussion. Anyway, I went to high school with a guy who grew up with his step-sister from the time they were infants. They ended up marrying.

That reminds me of an article I read--two teenagers fell in love and finally introduced their parents. Their parents fell in love and married, making them step-siblings. The family had to move because the teens were horribly bullied when they continued dating. Personally, I thought it was selfish for the parents to start dating when they knew that would put their kids in an awkward position, but anyway...

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I They think that gay marriage means having to completely do away with certain terminology and some even think that we'd have to allow people to marry children or animals...

That was the point of my hijack--I just wondered if anyone would say this.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Nah because I want my marriage to be considered a "marriage."

I know you're kidding but I'm amused when people try to throw the baby out with the bath water. They think that gay marriage means having to completely do away with certain terminology and some even think that we'd have to allow people to marry children or animals (Rudey is a riot but there are people who actually use that response in real life).

That was directed more at people who are asking if gays would be satisfied with civil unions that provide identical rights that marriage does. So, I'm wondering if married people would mind retiring marriage in favor of civil unions... if they afford the same rights, of course. If not, why? Jus' wonderin'.