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wannabuyamonkey said:
Marraige between a man and a woman, i believe, spans beond the individuals. It's a recognition that the two most disperate elements of humanity need each other that unless they can come to a truce they will be incomplete (I'm not speaking necesarily of individuals)




You can have this without a formal recognition of "marriage." And who in the world really views their marriage in this way?

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I belive that governments position on same sex unions should be one of nutrality.




That's because of the side of the fence you're on.


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Like it or not you ARE threatening to take something away from hetero-sexual couples and that is the uniqueness of thier relationship. I honestly think that if the homosexual community showed the hetero-sexual community real resect instead of masked distain, then i think they would make great bounds in thier fight for equality.




What in the world does this mean?

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I would suggest that the homosexual community take a posture of "we recognise the uniqueness and importance of your relationships. What we ask is equal rights under the law and a footing to demonstrate the uniqueness and importance of our relationships.




I think, if nothing else, historically, we have.


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