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The license is not the ceremony…
Same-Sex Marriage..
from a civil standpoint, I see it as a licensing issue.
The state licenses marriages.
That license gives legal standing
(in the eyes of the state)
to those who later engage in either a
civil or religious ceremony
that is the outward sign of their commitment
to go through life together.
The license is not the ceremony.
I’m convinced that people on either side of the issue
just don’t get that.
Fear and resentment find their homes
equally amongst those for and against the issue.
Although I hope the proponents of same-sex marriage
realize that marriage is a blue plate special – you get it all:
- loveless and loving
- unfaithful and faithful
- separated and united
- vicious divorces and amicable dissolutions
A lot of bad can happen
when the love is gone
and only the law remains.