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["Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>]

Great topic, I'm going to give my reply some thought before I post.  But I
like the topic and I hope we can have a friendly discussion about it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:internetworkers-
> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Diana Duncan
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 3:17 PM
> To: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Subject: [internetworkers] Marriage and religion
> 
> I know, I know, very sensitive topic.  But I am truly at a loss with
> the current arguments that marriage is the province of the churches,
> therefore shouldn't be recognized by states unless churches approve.
> As Craig and I are both atheists and our ceremony explicitly did not
> include the word "God", why is our marriage recognized by the
> governments?  It was certainly not sanctified by any church.  In fact,
> the state is in the business of providing secular marriages at court
> houses and judge's offices.  How does calling the union of two people a
> civil union differ from these secular marriages?  Will the current
> proposed changes to state and federal constitutions inadvertently
> reclassify all such marriages as civil unions?
> 
> I truly am curious about serious answers to these questions.  I don't
> know that any of you know the answer, but it's worth a try in this
> diverse forum.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Diana
> 
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