Comments on: Gay Marriage RIP http://www.ratdiary.com/2006/07/16/gay-marriage-rip/ Homo homini rodentius est Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:20:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: avril http://www.ratdiary.com/2006/07/16/gay-marriage-rip/#comment-263 avril Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:56:32 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/?p=52#comment-263 re Gay Marriage: "Not until they respect marriage as much as Elizabeth Taylor"... being the title of a short little piece found here: www.avrildell.com/gaymarriage.htm and guaranteed to produce one or two droll snorts of delight. really. re Gay Marriage:
“Not until they respect marriage as much as Elizabeth Taylor”…
being the title of a short little piece found here: http://www.avrildell.com/gaymarriage.htm and guaranteed to produce one or two droll snorts of delight. really.

]]> By: elf http://www.ratdiary.com/2006/07/16/gay-marriage-rip/#comment-258 elf Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:18:22 +0000 http://www.ratdiary.com/?p=52#comment-258 Clearly we are still missing the point. A clear headed look at the problem would help us to move towards a more honest solution - the elimination of a civil legal structure for a sacrament in the churches of humanity. The problem is not with "marriage' so much as it is with the blurring of the line between church and state in our societies. Marriage should not be a civil affair at all. Civil law should not include something labelled "marriage". The state should not be involved in legalizing a religious sacrament or ceremony. Not only that, but with all the unbalanced power structure within "marriage" as practiced in many religions over the last 3000 years, both opposite-gender and same-gender couples should be moving on towards a healthier model. Clearly we are still missing the point.

A clear headed look at the problem would help us to move towards a more honest solution – the elimination of a civil legal structure for a sacrament in the churches of humanity.

The problem is not with “marriage’ so much as it is with the blurring of the line between church and state in our societies.

Marriage should not be a civil affair at all. Civil law should not include something labelled “marriage”. The state should not be involved in legalizing a religious sacrament or ceremony.

Not only that, but with all the unbalanced power structure within “marriage” as practiced in many religions over the last 3000 years, both opposite-gender and same-gender couples should be moving on towards a healthier model.

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