Hehe good one DT :rotfl:

It wasn't a joke :shifty:
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When I read this, this was my response:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trd5o...eature=related


Goooaaall!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFrMSzoLXIU
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Hell no! :D

-S

Besides that, analyze who is 'intolerant'. Hahahahaha! I could never hope to compete with either group you mention Stealth Hunter! :D They take intolerance to new levels never seen before in history!

All I'm pointing out, if you really want to know, is not the fact that friends want a legal friendship as you think, but actually what these people have 'reduced' marriage to.

As they say, don't shoot the messenger.

-S

You've never been "just the messenger". It's your own message, and you carry it with relish.

In my mind they have not reduced it - you still have a choice to live your marriage as you used to. They have not imposed their view on marriage on you

He's off again. :roll:

sorry to tell ya (not really) but you already are, and you're doing "better" than them
from what i can read from your posts you seem to be some old white dude, sitting on his front porch yelling at everything then goes inside and curses at the commies, gays and everything else that doesnt fit your mindset followed by a quick prayer to god in hopes of him destroying communism and gay people

Ya know, if the state wasn't permitted to be involved in mariages and they were considered to be a strictly religious issue, we wouldn't even have to worry about this junk.

I take that back. Some people would worry, but no one would have to care. :roll:

You only have 4 total? I was told it was much more than that!

Seriously, I wonder if there would be all of the flap if

(1) ancient (meaning old and not archaeic) religious beliefs were not involved and
(2) insurance benefits were not at stake.

A couple of gay friends of mine had a civil wedding ceremony and had to state to the registrar beforehand that they met various conditions, including that they weren't blood relatives.

"Why?" asked one "We're hardly likely to reproduce, are we?"

The registrar had no answer to that :)

NealT 3 out 4 of my personalities thought that was funny and the other one wants to know who's been talking about us:rotfl:

Seriously, regarding the serious part of your post, there would still be some flap from some religious groups, but nowhere near the flap that dollars and religion together can cause.