Originally Posted by cologal

So could even you and I agree on Civil Unions with all of the rights equal?

I think most people, and I believe Bucco is one, that would agree with that.

I guarantee you though, that your "solution" is not acceptable to the homosexual rights activists.

They don't want just equal legal status; they want to force equal moral status.

They want to legally force people to accept the "normalcy" and "equality" of their lifestyles in the face of thousands of years of accepted human behavior.

Can that be done by legal fiat??..................

The reason "civil unions" are not enough is that there are benefits to the word "marriage" - over 1600 of them according to a congressional study some years ago.

If you have a "civil union", you don't have a "marriage". TO make an example, a health insurance company could say "we don't recognize civil unions - only marriages" for joint health insurance. This is why gays want "marriages" - so they don't have to pass 1600 laws in 50 states to get equal right.