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Old 10-22-2008, 05:25 AM   #1
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all states, why are the gays pushing marriage. Civil unions give them the same rights as straights.
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Old 10-22-2008, 05:28 AM   #2
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all states, why are the gays pushing marriage. Civil unions give them the same rights as straights.
Because at the end of the day, the word "marriage" seems to matter to you, and it also matters to them.
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Old 10-22-2008, 02:27 PM   #3
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If civil unions are now acceptable in almost all states, why are the gays pushing marriage. Civil unions give them the same rights as straights.
If they already have the rights, why do you care if they call it marriage?
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Old 10-22-2008, 03:02 PM   #5
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FWIW, the LDS church is officially against civil unions also. They changed a press release a couple of years ago to say something like "...marriage or any other legal relationship approaching marriage".
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all states, why are the gays pushing marriage. Civil unions give them the same rights as straights.
Gays want society to validate their lifestyle choice.
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Subtlety not a strong suit?
You must be new here.
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Old 10-23-2008, 02:58 AM   #9
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Cali is, I wonder why he couldn't answer the question without asking another?
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Cali is, I wonder why he couldn't answer the question without asking another?
Sorry- what question did I ask?

Questions are generally demarcated with a question mark. See the first sentence above as an example.
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