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> From: Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu>
> Date: 2004/02/10 Tue PM 03:50:43 EST
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Kerry Says He Might Support Constitutional Amendment to
> Ban Gay Marriage
>
> Doug:
> > Creep.
>
>
> Did you actually listen to what Mr. Kerry say? I am just playing it on
> my machine,
> http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2&prgDate=current
> and he is saying that he supports equal rights for homosexuals,
> including the right to civil unions. He also said that marriage is a
> religious institution, sanctioned by church, and there should be a
> separation between church and state.
>
I thought we'd been through this before---but I'll ask again---How is a Justice of the Peace marriage, for example "religious"?
I'm not a big fan of the whole marriage idea myself, but if we're gonna have it, why not extend it to all and the benefits that go with?