[extropy-chat] Gay marriage in Spain, a world of change

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Comment: Viva Zapatero!
Civilrights.org<http://www.civilrights.org/issues/glbt/details.cfm?id=33631>: 
The church has branded the law, a pet project of Socialist Prime Minister 
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, as an unprecedented threat to Christian 
civilization [!!!].
Concord Monitor<http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050719/REPOSITORY/507190316/1037/NEWS04>:
Although numerous countries today recognize some form of same-sex 
partnership, the Spanish law goes beyond most because it eliminates all 
legal distinction between heterosexual and homosexual marriages. A gay 
married couple has all the same rights as a straight married couple, 
including the right to adopt children. A similar law exists in the 
Netherlands, and one is pending in Canada.
Zapatero says the law will help transform Spain into a new and "decent 
society."His agenda also includes plans to liberalize divorce, abortion and 
stem-cell research. But the church is incensed, saying the very definition 
of family is being destroyed.
Some of the opponents of gay marriage said they don't mind legislation 
recognizing civil unions for homosexuals. They draw the line, however, at 
giving it a status equivalent to the marriage of man and woman.
The issue has roiled debate in a number of countries, including the United 
States. The Bush administration is promising to fight the kind of same-sex 
unions that a number of jurisdictions have enacted.
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