As defined by Websters Dictionary:
marriage - 1. The state of being married: wedlock. 2. The act of marrying or the ceremony of being married. 3. Close union.
marry - 1. to take as a husband or wife. 2. to unite in matrimony. 3. to become closely united.
matrimony - 1. marriage
husband - a man who is married.
wife - a married woman
(all above definitions came from websters dictionary)
I dont know about y'all, but I see no where in the definition of the word marriage that requires it to be a man and a woman.
silver_pilate - Are you married? Have you ever had sex? Did you do so with the intentions of having a kid, every time you did so? If not, your argument (and everyone else who says it is not right because they cant reproduce) is invalid. Period.
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The institution of marriage has its very beginnings in the church. The idea is to create a stable family unit for having and rearing children. It should not even be a decision of the state to determine what marriage is. If some queer folk want to live together as a couple, fine. Go ahead. It won't bother me. But IT'S NOT A MARRIAGE!!!
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Then I ask you this: Why do you have to have the approval of the state to enter into a LEGAL marriage? Its not a moral marriage, its not a religuios marriage, but it IS a LEGAL marriage. Without that little piece of paper called a marriage liscense, you ARE NOT married. When people decide to end the marriage, you dont semply move one person out and call it done. You have to go to COURT (not church) and LEGALLY divorce.
I'm with those who say, it effects me in no way, shape, form, or fashion.