"What about civil unions? To me, that sounds like a second-class marriage -- it may have the same legal and social context as a marriage, but lacks the religious context."
For some yes. And I think it's crap but blissfully we now attend the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington. Who not only supports Same sex union civilly but religiously as well. IT's one of the HUGE appeals of the church for us.
Two weeks ago we hung a banner out alongside teh Church signage by the road. It states "CIVIL MARRIAGE IS A CIVIL RIGHT" and our church actually religiously supports this doctrine. our minister has performed same sex weddings and after teh banner was hung the church indeed had a "reception" for all same sex couples in teh church.
So it's not entirely non religious - it merely depends on what your church's stance on it is.
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For some yes. And I think it's crap but blissfully we now attend the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington. Who not only supports Same sex union civilly but religiously as well. IT's one of the HUGE appeals of the church for us.
Two weeks ago we hung a banner out alongside teh Church signage by the road. It states "CIVIL MARRIAGE IS A CIVIL RIGHT" and our church actually religiously supports this doctrine. our minister has performed same sex weddings and after teh banner was hung the church indeed had a "reception" for all same sex couples in teh church.
So it's not entirely non religious - it merely depends on what your church's stance on it is.