Thoughts on Marriage

Thoughts on Marriage

I'm still working through my thoughts on marriage. However, my neighbor passed on a reprint of a Time Magazine article by Andrew Sullivan. I think it hits part of the nail on the head.
The Article can be found at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040216-588877,00.html.

One of the most important parts is probably:

When people talk about gay marriage, they miss the point. This isn't about gay marriage. It's about marriage. It's about family. It's about love. It isn't about religion. It's about civil marriage licenses. Churches can and should have the right to say no to marriage for gays in their congregations, just as Catholics say no to divorce, but divorce is still a civil option. These family values are not options for a happy and stable life. They are necessities. Putting gay relationships in some other category ? civil unions, domestic partnerships, whatever ? may alleviate real human needs, but by their very euphemism, by their very separateness, they actually build a wall between gay people and their families. They put back the barrier many of us have spent a lifetime trying to erase.

And Sangita, no, we're not thinking 'bout flying up to San Francisco and particpiate in that glorious display of equality. If only spontaneous civil disobedience could be scheduled better!