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Originally Posted by Larv
we should have special laws that give such people equal protection and legal access to all governmentally sanctioned institutions, including marriage.
Isn’t that the dogma the cartoon is trying to portray? Isn’t it saying that to be orthodox about such things as marriage you must still be living in the Middle Ages?
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Marriage
was a Catholic Church "sacrament".
However one problem with it is, for example, when say, you work for the
Australian Public Service, have lived with the same partner or soul mate for thirty years.
If you died and were heterosexual, your pension would go to support your wife.
If you died and were homosexual your partner would get nothing.
This is patently unfair and unjust. Similarly, with property owned by the couple.
"Marriage" is now, very much a legal, civil union with consequences such as the above.
How different will your "special laws" be to marriage? What are your reasons for not using the existing marriage ceremony? No 'special laws' would then be needed.
How come you would deny people the right to make public their love and commitment to each other?
