tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post6954918244092221693..comments2024-03-17T03:55:21.696-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Who said schizophrenia doesn't have its lighter side?CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-71597033430406504072007-09-15T16:32:00.000-04:002007-09-15T16:32:00.000-04:00And since we're talking about the value of words o...And since we're talking about the value of words over,you know, PEOPLE, and since Julian posted his blog, I'll link to an old blog post of my own, which demonstrates that when people say, "Fine, let them have civil unions but save the word 'marrige' for the rest of us," all they're really talking about is GENITALS:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://ddriver.wordpress.com/2007/03/03/arguments-against-equal-marriage-4-just-use-a-different-word-from-marriage/" REL="nofollow">Just use a different word</A>Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847701912261320347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-69838366791398264182007-09-15T16:24:00.000-04:002007-09-15T16:24:00.000-04:00Julian, for gods' sake. TWO separate legal adminis...Julian, for gods' sake. TWO separate legal administrations of the virtually IDENTICAL type of legal relationship??<BR/><BR/>If it walks like a marriage, talks like a marriage, and quacks like a marriage -- it's a MARRIAGE.<BR/><BR/>But you want to keep them separate (and have all that extra bureaucracy and waste of the taxpayers' money, incidentally), all for the sake of preserving a WORD, rather than addressing the actual substance of the relationship itself??<BR/><BR/>And people say we're the superficial ones. Sheesh!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847701912261320347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-6959712043774276452007-09-15T10:24:00.000-04:002007-09-15T10:24:00.000-04:00Julian looks an awful lot like Lillian Hellman...Julian looks an awful lot like Lillian Hellman...Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-86711497180403047282007-09-15T09:26:00.000-04:002007-09-15T09:26:00.000-04:00Fellas, Julian's argument is really quite simple. ...Fellas, Julian's argument is really quite simple. Let me break it down for you.<BR/><BR/>- Words are sacred.<BR/><BR/>- Certain self-appointed people guard the sanctity of those words and determine what they mean for everyone else.<BR/><BR/>- Those people are the bigots.<BR/><BR/>Case closed!M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/13408488215496128814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-34153717583398180072007-09-15T07:02:00.000-04:002007-09-15T07:02:00.000-04:00What I am concerned about is will "marriage" mean ...What I am concerned about is will "marriage" mean that the little lady can't strap one on and ream me till the morning light?<BR/><BR/>Or would we lose any financial benefits?thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-43853390047451602962007-09-15T01:41:00.000-04:002007-09-15T01:41:00.000-04:00Julian, is it the word "marriage" that you would r...Julian, is it the word "marriage" that you would rather keep separate from what we now call civil unions? If I, as a man, join a woman in civil ceremony (as I have), would you have an objection to the two of us calling our union a marriage (which of course we do)? We enjoy the tax advantages (though I haven't confirmed quantitatively that they're meaningful), but there was no religious figure involved. If it's the use of the word "marriage" that is at issue, who should be entitled to assign that name to a union?¢rÄbG®äŠŠhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307684311454262849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-91701862600797220012007-09-15T00:59:00.000-04:002007-09-15T00:59:00.000-04:00Hi there!Yes, I am one who is inclined to vote on ...Hi there!<BR/>Yes, I am one who is inclined to vote on Civil Unions, but still believe in the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman.<BR/>The Union will satisfy all the legal issues that provide rights to spouses.<BR/>Thanks for your own thoughts.<BR/>Julian<BR/>www.ijulian.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17464479175409829733noreply@blogger.com