alexwhiting

I've decided that if I'm going to be posting my ideas, I might as well start off right away.  If I'm going to be posting controversial ideas, I might as well start off with a controversial subject and an even more controversial idea.

People have been talking about Same Sex Marriage for a while now.  Is it morally right or is it morally wrong?  Should it be allowed by law?  I believe the answer is pretty straightforward.  If two people are in love, they should be allowed to spend the rest of their lives together as a normal couple.

Somewhere in the argument, someone usually brings up religion.  "If God wanted men to sleep with men he would have created Adam and Steve, not Adam and Eve.  Marriage is a holy bond between a man and a woman."  Now, I consider myself a hopeful Agnostic.  I don't believe in any specific religion, but I do not dismiss their moral or spiritual ideas without first considering them.

My answer to their religious standpoint is usually the same.  "Well, if we've got separation from church and state in everything else, why not marriage?"  People suggest the idea of Civil Unions for homosexual couples.

This is were my my idea, which could be considered very intense, comes into play.  If marriage is a "holy bond," then why should the law be able to control any aspect of it?  Even Opposite Sex Marriages?  It is my belief that if you want to get "married," you should go to a church that will allow you to be married there.  There are churches where gay couples can be married.  If you want the "sacred bond," then you should go to a church, not to the state.  However, there are legal ties to what is currently defined as "marriage" regarding property, inheritance, adoption, etc.

My proposition is to change the name of what the state regards as "marriage."  The law should be allowed only to offer "civil unions," since marriage is supposed to be sacred.  A "civil union" should be the same thing that a "marriage" currently is, by law.  A civil union should be given to any two American citizens who wish to receive it.  Then, if you care so much about being called "married," go to a church that will marry you.

All I'm suggesting is a simple legal name change, from "marriage" to "civil union."  I imagine that if this idea were proposed into the law, straight couples would be infuriated that the state is taking away their right to be "married."  However, that's not what I'm suggesting.  These couples would still have every right to go to a church and be married there.  Homosexual couples who worry about the word "marriage" will have the same right, to find a church that will marry them.

If you've got an opinion on the subject, let me know.
Try to be respectful, no matter what your standpoint is.

This is my first entry.  Hopfully I'll be able to post a few ideas on here and get them heard.