Comments on: The real solution to gay marriage… http://www.nealtaflinger.com/blog/2009/01/the-real-solution-to-gay-marriage/ Neal Taflinger, only chewier. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:40:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://www.nealtaflinger.com/blog/2009/01/the-real-solution-to-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Ryan Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:59:16 +0000 http://www.nealtaflinger.com/blog/?p=67#comment-16 Married life rules? You're a sick, sick man. I agree though, civil union would be a better term, and let's remove religion from the proceedings. Married life rules? You’re a sick, sick man. I agree though, civil union would be a better term, and let’s remove religion from the proceedings.

]]> By: admin http://www.nealtaflinger.com/blog/2009/01/the-real-solution-to-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-9 admin Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:23:03 +0000 http://www.nealtaflinger.com/blog/?p=67#comment-9 That semantic problem is what I was getting at but didn't articulate well. That's the problem with still-developing ideas. As far as terminology, I think civil union is fine. Or "teh awesomez" since "married" life rules. That semantic problem is what I was getting at but didn’t articulate well. That’s the problem with still-developing ideas. As far as terminology, I think civil union is fine. Or “teh awesomez” since “married” life rules.

]]> By: Nay http://www.nealtaflinger.com/blog/2009/01/the-real-solution-to-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Nay Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:52:51 +0000 http://www.nealtaflinger.com/blog/?p=67#comment-8 I agree with the concept you have here, but there's one little problem: Semantics. Honestly, society needs to admit that the legal contract of marriage, which can be done (and un-done) completely outside of a faith community, is not the same thing as marriage in most churches. Just as you were married outside a church, people can be married *in* a church and have it not count legally. The problem: Although these are two different concepts, we call them the same thing. So people who feel that their religious definition of "marriage" doesn't apply to certain subgroups don't want to allow those groups to have the state/legal definition of marriage, either. It's semantics. Therefore, we need a new word for marriage. Got any ideas? I figure you'd be able to pick something cool, Taffy. I agree with the concept you have here, but there’s one little problem: Semantics. Honestly, society needs to admit that the legal contract of marriage, which can be done (and un-done) completely outside of a faith community, is not the same thing as marriage in most churches.
Just as you were married outside a church, people can be married *in* a church and have it not count legally.

The problem: Although these are two different concepts, we call them the same thing. So people who feel that their religious definition of “marriage” doesn’t apply to certain subgroups don’t want to allow those groups to have the state/legal definition of marriage, either.

It’s semantics. Therefore, we need a new word for marriage. Got any ideas? I figure you’d be able to pick something cool, Taffy.

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