Re: [asa] Re: same-sex marriage

Rich, methinks these might be a tad weak (see below). JimA

RFaussette@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/12/2006 5:30:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> drsyme@cablespeed.com writes:
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> What does a civil marriage have to do with a sacrament and holy
> matrimony?
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> You mean what does a civil union have to do with a sacrament and holy
> matrimony? Of course, you do.
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> In a marriage, there is a blending or mixing of different attributes
> (male/female).
> Flavors marry.
> Same sex "marriages" don't blend.

If you are speaking from the perspective of physical attributes, maybe.
But complementary attributes we customarily associate separately with
male and female are quite manifest in many (most? - I can't say from
personal experience) gay couples. The first time I encountered this, I
was quite surprised by the way financial and other matters were
subordinated, who did the cooking and decorating, and basically, how so
many familiar heterosexual role dichotomies were in full bloom. It is
precisely the female attributes in a male body that creates the tensions.

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> Nor do I necessarily even agree that any civil-ization is wise to put
> a non-reproductive relationship on a par with a reproductive
> relationship, hence even in a state separated from its churches I
> would wonder about its societal health if it had civil marriages
> rather than civil unions for homosexuals.

Lots of volitional and non-volitional non-reproductive heterosexual
relationships. Should we screen for them?

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> rich faussette
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Received on Fri Jun 16 01:05:14 2006