CAN WE STRAIGHTS HAVE OPPOSITE SEX CIVIL UNIONS LIKE THE GAYs?

Answer 1

I would be all for that allow anyone to get a civil union, make it a legality thing like filing out a few forms and getting them nototized...somethign like a leagal union or a state permission to be married, from there an actual marriage ceremony can take place depending on the religion and its views

Answer 2

The term marriage refers to a religious sacrement. The problem began when the states picked up the term for legal purposes.

I think the government should get entirely out of the "marriage" business and issue certificates of civil union to everyone. Then they can get "married" or not by their church. This solves the equal treatment under the law problem and leaves the difficulty of marrying people to the churches where it began. This whole arguing over the label marriage is a pain, especially because there are various definitions depending on the denomination involved. A friend of mine is now with his third wife, he was widowed once and divorced from the second. According to the Catholic Church, this is his first marriage. The Mormons have at least two degrees of marriage, depending on where you get married.

This whole argument should be settled in a way that preserves everyone's rights. So, I say civil unions for all.

Answer 3

It might be nice. Did they do away with the marriage penalty yet? I remember finding out out about that when I did my first taxes after getting married. If there's still a marriage penalty in the tax structure, then it should also affect civil unions, gay or not. Spread the joy around! If not, I might consider an opposite sex civil union next, just to escape the tax. Or even a same-sex civil union--all we'd have to do is change one of our genders in NY where you only need to pay a couple of doctors off.

Answer 4

Many states have abolished common law marriage" and even so a couple would have to be together for a certain number of years,usually 7. This does not always give the couple the same rights as "legally married" couples. Insurance companies do not have to allow the other party to be added to insurance. When the other person passes away the other person is not always eligible for Social Security Benefits. If a family member of the deceased "fights" the estate for a portion or all of the funds, they can win and if you read the case law on it, they usually do. I feel the same way about the same sex thing. the only reason that they want them is so that they can get insurance, collect death benefits and have all of the things that straight married people have. Well I think that God intended for men to be with women, if he didn't he would have put 2 people of the same sex in the Garden of Eden.

Answer 5

i accept as true with you. no longer all politicians help civil unions. One the the Representatives from Minnesota, Michelle Bachman, whilst she replaced right into a State representative, tried to get a constitutional substitute on the pollthat does no longer purely have outlawed gay marriage, yet any Civil equivalent! Her invoice under no circumstances handed.

Answer 6

PLEASE PLEASE tell me that you are not jealous that we being gay are forced to have a civil union because onuptight, close minded, judegmental, ignorant people and their beliefs that their feelings are more important than mine. If you don't want a "legally binding" marriage then just shack up because there is a 50% divorce rate in the US so there is something not working with the marriage thing and "straights" anyways.... :)

Answer 7

Does the term common law mean anything to you?

Answer 8

Yes we should have the same rights as the f@gs.

Answer 9

you do, its called marriage.

except marriage comes with more federal as well as state-only benefits. do you really want to trade those in?

Answer 10

um yes...

its called common law marriage