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Truthfully, I think I'm at a bit of a loss for words when it comes to today's society, at least how it is in our little neck of the woods... especially last evening.
The Massachusetts Constitutional Convention has voted that gays cannot get married, but they are allowed to be joined in civil union.
What I don't understand is how this doesn't make everyone at least a little happy.
I can see both sides of the coin.
Gays want to be able to say they're married. Okay.
Religious folk don't want gays to be married. Okay.
Everyone's seeing the "marriage" bit as a religious thing. Well, what's that official document that you sign when you have a civil union... isn't it a marriage certificate? Two friends of my wife and her family were married in a civil union instead of a church ceremony, and they're just as married as Colleen and I, who did go through the rigours of a church (Catholic, mind you, but no mass) ceremony. Wouldn't a civil union still grant the same sort of 'partner' status as man and wife, legally?
I realise that there are gays out there that want to have the religious bit tied into their union. Good on them. I'd love to see it. However, I still think this is somewhat of a step forward, even if it's a bit to the side.
I'm not here to argue for any sides, but I'm for letting everyone be just as happy (or as miserable, as a friend of mine puts it) as the rest of us married folk.
Right, onto something else...
Anyone catch the season ender to Stargate a couple of weeks back? Didn't it make you go... Bah??
Okay, maybe not so important...
Most of the pain in my body's faded out... except for the pulled bicep, right knee, and sacro-iliitis/sciatica in my right hip. Worse comes to worse, I'll go to urgent care, have them diagnose it, and see if I can get put on neurontin for the duration of my vacation... or at least some other sort of decently potent painkillers that won't have any adverse effects with alcohol, as I expect that I will be imbibing a bit while in D'yur Makr (Oh oh oh oh oh oh...)
More later as news warrants...
11 days and a wakeup!
The Massachusetts Constitutional Convention has voted that gays cannot get married, but they are allowed to be joined in civil union.
What I don't understand is how this doesn't make everyone at least a little happy.
I can see both sides of the coin.
Gays want to be able to say they're married. Okay.
Religious folk don't want gays to be married. Okay.
Everyone's seeing the "marriage" bit as a religious thing. Well, what's that official document that you sign when you have a civil union... isn't it a marriage certificate? Two friends of my wife and her family were married in a civil union instead of a church ceremony, and they're just as married as Colleen and I, who did go through the rigours of a church (Catholic, mind you, but no mass) ceremony. Wouldn't a civil union still grant the same sort of 'partner' status as man and wife, legally?
I realise that there are gays out there that want to have the religious bit tied into their union. Good on them. I'd love to see it. However, I still think this is somewhat of a step forward, even if it's a bit to the side.
I'm not here to argue for any sides, but I'm for letting everyone be just as happy (or as miserable, as a friend of mine puts it) as the rest of us married folk.
Right, onto something else...
Anyone catch the season ender to Stargate a couple of weeks back? Didn't it make you go... Bah??
Okay, maybe not so important...
Most of the pain in my body's faded out... except for the pulled bicep, right knee, and sacro-iliitis/sciatica in my right hip. Worse comes to worse, I'll go to urgent care, have them diagnose it, and see if I can get put on neurontin for the duration of my vacation... or at least some other sort of decently potent painkillers that won't have any adverse effects with alcohol, as I expect that I will be imbibing a bit while in D'yur Makr (Oh oh oh oh oh oh...)
More later as news warrants...
11 days and a wakeup!