Reply #76: So if the term is not religious, [View All]

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why get so heated about a legal term? Isn't getting the legal rights more important than playing gotcha with religious folk (and not just fundies)?

By changing the term from Civil Marraige to something else without the "M" word, you strip the religious people of their argument. Most people, I think would be glad to have a way to bestow equal rights without using a term they sincerely believe is a religious term meaning "one man/one woman". Not all these people are really bigots (and it's not just fundies or even Christians). Many people are bigots. And they will be pissed that the argument has been taken away from their religious shield. Especially when you can go to the church next door to get the wedding you want, and they can't do a damn thing.