Hi,
I've stayed out of it this far and plan to continue to do so. But your argument is too persuasive to let pass unanswered. And the answer is simple. It is not the gays that are screwing with the meaning of of the word "marriage". That has been done and done well by government and industry. Start by changing the wording in all the laws and regulations that mix the religious concept of marriage with the legal concept of civil union.
Frankly, I find it strange that people get up in arms (supposedly) about the "misuse" of the world "marriage" (as in, "I'm not a homophobe, just don't let them call it marriage") but ignore the rest of the bastardization of the language that goes on constantly. Tell me, do you write posts when someone uses "presently" for "now"? Does the fact that people are forever mixing up "infer" and "imply" make you want a Constitutional Amendment? Are you supporting a letter campaign to the auto makers and the DOT over the grammatical and physical inanity of "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear"?
Every time time I hear, "I don't care if they do it, just don't let them use the word 'marriage'", I wonder if there isn't a touch of "protest too much". To me, that is the educated homophobe's argument.
--Pete
I've stayed out of it this far and plan to continue to do so. But your argument is too persuasive to let pass unanswered. And the answer is simple. It is not the gays that are screwing with the meaning of of the word "marriage". That has been done and done well by government and industry. Start by changing the wording in all the laws and regulations that mix the religious concept of marriage with the legal concept of civil union.
Frankly, I find it strange that people get up in arms (supposedly) about the "misuse" of the world "marriage" (as in, "I'm not a homophobe, just don't let them call it marriage") but ignore the rest of the bastardization of the language that goes on constantly. Tell me, do you write posts when someone uses "presently" for "now"? Does the fact that people are forever mixing up "infer" and "imply" make you want a Constitutional Amendment? Are you supporting a letter campaign to the auto makers and the DOT over the grammatical and physical inanity of "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear"?
Every time time I hear, "I don't care if they do it, just don't let them use the word 'marriage'", I wonder if there isn't a touch of "protest too much". To me, that is the educated homophobe's argument.
--Pete
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