http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/05/16/california-and-massachusetts-on-marriage/ Life from the view of a Christian pragmatist and educator. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:04:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/05/16/california-and-massachusetts-on-marriage/#comment-1480 Looney Tue, 20 May 2008 14:21:43 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=370#comment-1480 The Economist had a good article on this. In California, we have a symmetric Domestic Partnership system which is parallel to Marriage, but identical with respect to the law. The Economist is rather liberal, but they noted that this symmetry before the law precludes an honest argument that this was about equality before the law. The decision was exclusively intended to make a religious statement, as well as to provide cover to other courts around the US who want to make a religious statement on behalf of God. The Economist had a good article on this. In California, we have a symmetric Domestic Partnership system which is parallel to Marriage, but identical with respect to the law. The Economist is rather liberal, but they noted that this symmetry before the law precludes an honest argument that this was about equality before the law. The decision was exclusively intended to make a religious statement, as well as to provide cover to other courts around the US who want to make a religious statement on behalf of God.

]]> http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/05/16/california-and-massachusetts-on-marriage/#comment-2057 Looney Tue, 20 May 2008 14:21:43 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=370#comment-2057 The Economist had a good article on this. In California, we have a symmetric Domestic Partnership system which is parallel to Marriage, but identical with respect to the law. The Economist is rather liberal, but they noted that this symmetry before the law precludes an honest argument that this was about equality before the law. The decision was exclusively intended to make a religious statement, as well as to provide cover to other courts around the US who want to make a religious statement on behalf of God. The Economist had a good article on this. In California, we have a symmetric Domestic Partnership system which is parallel to Marriage, but identical with respect to the law. The Economist is rather liberal, but they noted that this symmetry before the law precludes an honest argument that this was about equality before the law. The decision was exclusively intended to make a religious statement, as well as to provide cover to other courts around the US who want to make a religious statement on behalf of God.

]]> http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/05/16/california-and-massachusetts-on-marriage/#comment-1479 Drew Mon, 19 May 2008 19:35:07 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=370#comment-1479 The question is one of equal regard under the law. The inclusion of any religious reasoning strategy is precisely the problem. Theologians and communists have nothing to do with the argument. The question is one of equal regard under the law. The inclusion of any religious reasoning strategy is precisely the problem. Theologians and communists have nothing to do with the argument.

]]> http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/05/16/california-and-massachusetts-on-marriage/#comment-2058 dtatusko Mon, 19 May 2008 19:35:07 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=370#comment-2058 The question is one of equal regard under the law. The inclusion of any religious reasoning strategy is precisely the problem. Theologians and communists have nothing to do with the argument. The question is one of equal regard under the law. The inclusion of any religious reasoning strategy is precisely the problem. Theologians and communists have nothing to do with the argument.

]]> http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/05/16/california-and-massachusetts-on-marriage/#comment-1473 Looney Mon, 19 May 2008 03:29:34 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=370#comment-1473 Well, if communist had come up with gay marriage in some place like China, I might agree with you. I still feel that gay marriage can only be dreamed up by theologians with a Christian education, but who have rejected Christianity. Well, if communist had come up with gay marriage in some place like China, I might agree with you. I still feel that gay marriage can only be dreamed up by theologians with a Christian education, but who have rejected Christianity.

]]> http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/05/16/california-and-massachusetts-on-marriage/#comment-2059 Looney Mon, 19 May 2008 03:29:34 +0000 http://notes-from-offcenter.com/?p=370#comment-2059 Well, if communist had come up with gay marriage in some place like China, I might agree with you. I still feel that gay marriage can only be dreamed up by theologians with a Christian education, but who have rejected Christianity. Well, if communist had come up with gay marriage in some place like China, I might agree with you. I still feel that gay marriage can only be dreamed up by theologians with a Christian education, but who have rejected Christianity.

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