[Vision2020] The Damage Done in this Community
Tom Hansen
thansen@moscow.com
Fri, 6 Feb 2004 18:01:44 -0800
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This brings to mind a statement made a long, long time ago. I believe it
went something like:
"People fear those things they do not understand"
The problem (I think) is getting people to understand.
The question is "Why not allow same sex marriages?"
Do people think that if same sex marriages are outlawed that gay couples
will not cohabit? Here is a news flash. People (heterosexual and
homosexual) are going to live together and "indulge" whether they are
married or not.
The church may not recognize a same-sex marriage. So be it. Each state of
the Nifty Fifty (as I like to call them) establishes laws unto themselves.
A marriage, according to the church, is sanctified. A marriage, by
statutory law, is a "contractual" obligation between two people.
Certainly if I were a religious person a marriage of two people of the same
sex may go against my religious convictions. But that does not disqualify
them from "equal justice under the law". A same-sex marriage, whether it
exists next door, down the street, across town, or across the country, is
not going to impact on me as a person, me as a contributing member of
society, and most certanly not as a husband to my wife.
Take care,
Tom Hansen
My spouse's significant other
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people think=20
that if same sex marriages are outlawed that gay couples will not =
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church may=20
not recognize a same-sex marriage. So be it. Each state of =
the Nifty=20
Fifty (as I like to call them) establishes laws unto themselves. A =
marriage, according to the church, is sanctified. A marriage, by =
statutory=20
law, is a "contractual" obligation between two =
people.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=3D2>Certainly if I=20
were a religious person a marriage of two people of the same sex may go =
against=20
my religious convictions. But that does not disqualify them from =
"equal=20
justice under the law". A same-sex marriage, whether it exists =
next door,=20
down the street, across town, or across the country, is not going to =
impact on=20
me as a person, me as a contributing member of society, and most =
certanly not as=20
a husband to my wife.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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care,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D899374601-07022004><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Tom =
Hansen</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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spouse's=20
significant other</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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