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Anyone considering NOT getting married? (Marriage Equality)

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redherring September 11, 2010 Pittsburgh, PA

Unfortunately, whether I get married or not won't have any effect on the legality of gay marriage. If I thought that refraining from marrying my fiance would suddenly legalize gay marriage, I'd be losing my venue deposits or just throwing an awesome ceremony-free party. To have an effect, go out and contact your political representatives, donate money to organizations that are fighting for gay marriage, or organize a protest and march on your city hall.

In regards to whether gay people should be allowed to marry - I realize that some people think it's a sin. However, last I checked, America has something called "separation of church and state". If a religion refuses to marry gay people or recognize their unions, that's its right. But the government should not discriminate against its citizens.

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Janna19 June 7, 2008 New York

No because not getting married doesn't help achieve equal rights for everyone.

I think there are probably better ways to further the cause!

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spaniel March 2010 Los Angeles, CA

I don't feel guilty; I feel angry. If I believe that marriage is good and an institution I want to be a part of (I usually feel the latter ;), then I want everyone to have access to it (well, I want everyone to have access even if it's a bad institution, because I think it's discriminatory not to)... so why would I not participate myself? Then I hurt myself instead of helping anyone else.

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MrsGax2B May 7, 2010 California

its not my place to judge anyone, but i sure as heck wont not get married cuz some of my gay friends cant. i believe in everything the Bible has to say about anything related to that, but i am a strong believer in NOT judging ANYONE for anything they believe in or do! so to each their own!

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Miss Burgundy May 28, 2010 Southern California

@lilyfaith- for sure. It's really difficult to seperate a marriage from a union because in our society, we've really attached different meanings to the words. A "union" sounds so sterile and like it's just a legal arrangement; while I think a "marriage" should really just be a union inside of a religion, the word has really come to mean a sort of spiritual "soulmate" type connection between people and has all these traditions attached to it, and it would simply be invalid to say that a marriage and a union are the same thing.

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