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MichaeltheGreat
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Apolyton Grand Executioner
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mooning the house that Ruth built.
Oct 1999
time: 21:31
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Originally posted by MrFun
I argue that religions ought to recognize and sanction marriage between two people regardless of sexual orientation.
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What religious ought to do is follow their own dogma and leadership, and those authorities they recognize on such matters. It's not your place, unless you're in such a position of authority within a particular religion, to impose or advocate doctrine.
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However, I do not wish to see the government intervening in any religion, so I believe that if religions do not wish to adapt to contemporary society, that the federal government needs to legislate legal recognition for civil unions administered by justices of the peace.
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One might argue that there are multiple threads within "contemporary society" that are mutually exclusive, so there is no set "society" to adapt to. The Federal government doesn't need to get involved in this, however, any more than it is involved in other civil marriage. That is a state matter, and the only involvement of the Federal government is contained in the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution.
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That way, religious leaders can have their bottle, and non-heterosexuals will be able to move further into mainstream society by creating their own stable, healthy families with all the legal privileges and protection. |
What is that first part supposed to mean?
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15-10-2003 04:04
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