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I promised you my views on marriage this week. Here's the deal. In my opinion, marriage is religious. I don't think the government should be in the religious business. Civil Unions should be the only license that the government grants. And it should have all of the rights now associated with a marriage license. It is a governmental bonding of two people. So you want a church wedding? Get married under what qualifies as marriage in your religion, then have a civil ceremony to make it legal. Like a million other countries! Get the semantics out of it! Done.
PS on a personal note, I am having to make some difficult decisions. Colors have been shown, and I don't like them. I am saddened and disappointed in some business owners who I have interacted with on a regular basis. If they will throw their weight around for this, it makes me afraid of doing business with them ever for fear of getting blacklisted. I am afraid to refer in the smallest sense that I have these fears for fear of giving offense and being blacklisted myself. And then I feel indignant because this is exactly the bullying type of behaviour that I despise. And then I am once again in the saddened and disappointed state at realizing what petty and vindictive levels some people will stoop to.
Will I forgive if they refuse to? Can I forgive if they continue to act this way? Am I in any position to talk about it in open dialogue to try to find a solution? It am I kidding myself in thinking there could be a happy ending? Yes, I'm being vague. No I won't talk specifics.
looking back - thinking ahead
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