[extropy-chat] No Joy in Mudville

[Bryan Moss]

Brian Lee wrote:

> I favor someone else on this list who suggested that the gov't get out 
> of the marriage business altogether and only allow civil unions. Then 
> any marriage is purely non-legal and ceremonial.


I don't understand this position at all.  You'd be allowing gay 
marriage, but not calling any marriage marriage, but any organisation 
that wants to call a marriage marriage would be free to do so and would 
also be free to discriminate against homosexuals?

Doesn't it just amount to a name change to appease bigots?

BM