Originally posted by TexasRealtor:
"Marriage" is a legal term, historically defined as a union between one man and one woman for the purpose of procreation. My problem is that a minority is attempting to redefine the term marriage. I have no problem whatsoever with "Legal Unions" between two consenting adults with all the rights of marriage(insurance, adoption, etc.)
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: mar·riage
Pronunciation: 'mer-ij, 'ma-rij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry
1 a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage <same-sex marriage> b : the mutual relation of married persons : WEDLOCK c : the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage
2 : an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities
3 : an intimate or close union <the marriage of painting and poetry -- J. T. Shawcross>
Marriage is both! One is legally recognized the other is not! That's what they want fixed.
-Andy
Andy W.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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