tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post5639298797030725953..comments2022-11-19T02:21:40.864-09:00Comments on The Latter-day Snark: Marriage, or not?David Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12881388186547426677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-87111353432102414722014-02-05T19:16:24.965-09:002014-02-05T19:16:24.965-09:00Marriage is religious, Civil Unions are granted by...Marriage is religious, Civil Unions are granted by government. They arose because it is discriminatory on the part of government to grant certain benefits to married people and deny them to those who are non-religious. The government cannot get out of that, and it can't restrict unions on the basis of gender either, because that is also discriminatory. If you want a marriage, get one through your religion. If you want legal benefits and are not religious, get a civil union. <br />There is nothing more that can be said, they are two entirely different things. Similarly, a church can expel people for things that are not illegal, and a government can imprison for things that religion allows or even urges people to do. Two different things. Therefore render unto Ceasar, etc. It is a "Solved Problem", stop picking at it!Loyal Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030252637803548365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-75350950888895183982012-10-04T05:02:06.268-08:002012-10-04T05:02:06.268-08:00It seems to me that it's all answered in The F...It seems to me that it's all answered in The Family: A Proclamation to the World. http://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation?lang=eng "Marriage" is what is ordained of God, between a man and a woman. I know civil unions (mixed or same gender) are a marriage parallel, but we can't call that marriage. If it comes down to definitions & man made laws, then we're doing exactly what President Packer talked about in GC a couple years ago: "...but if we are not alert, there are those today who not only tolerate but advocate voting to change laws that would legalize immorality, as if a vote would somehow alter the designs of God’s laws and nature. A law against nature would be impossible to enforce. For instance, what good would a vote against the law of gravity do?" I'm not trying to be preachy, but when I stumbled across your blog post, this is what came to mind. Thanks for allowing me the chance to say so. Ciao ciao! ~CandaceCandace Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778171219175498090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-47887473756407507842012-08-05T03:27:30.216-08:002012-08-05T03:27:30.216-08:00I believe civil unions are perfectly fine for hete...I believe civil unions are perfectly fine for hetero couples. It's just viewed as a marriage. Their goal would be sealing in the temple later of course.Heather the Mama Dukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314177816405887405noreply@blogger.com