The difference between a religious ceremony and a legal binding contract you can get down at the town hall. IIRC, civil unions entitle the members to some of the taxation credentials that married couples get. (Maybe shared insurance, I'm not quite clear how a civil union defines a spouse).
Um....wow. Such vitriol. And I don't even live in Texas. (or have it listed as my current location) Is marriage a basic civil liberty? I'm pretty sure its not. According to the state, it is a social contract, and is determined by state governments and not the federal government. Civil liberties are defined in the Bill of…
Also why is it every time we have a thread about civil rights, the people with the absolute DUMBEST, most ignorant viewpoints, have Texas listed as their location? By the way, it's a rhetorical question. I lived there for 2 years, I know why.
And they should be able to, because it's a faith issue, not a civil rights issue. If something directly contravenes the tenets of a church's core beliefs, they shouldn't have to compromise because of pressure from the state, central government or anyone else, even if people disagree with it. If people live in a state (or…
Churches in the US can deny anything they want. They can refuse to marry straight witches, they can refuse to marry interacial couples, etc. Even if tomorrow the supreme court ruled that all gays can marry in any state, churches could still refuse to marry gay couples. Conversely, right now there are several denominations…
Getting on television is not a laudable aspiration. I've seen some of the people that they show on television these days. No thank you. And what is his message again? That not everyone gets "liberty and justice?" How does he come to this conclusion? Which minority in particular isn't granted basic civil liberties, or is…
+1 Well said. The concept of liberty and justice within the US is a joke. Highest percentage of it's population in prison in the world. 750 out of every 100,000 Americans are in prison. In Germany it's 150 per 100k, Iceland 17 per 100k. Even in China using Amnesty Internationals unnofficial highest estimate, it's "only"…