tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post6845442169778401524..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: New Hampshire joins the enlightenedBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-80776418598729398262009-06-05T10:55:59.837-04:002009-06-05T10:55:59.837-04:00Exactly; I've long been in favour of that. Of...Exactly; I've long been in favour of that. Of course, we all know how likely <i>that</i> is to pass the state legislatures.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-87543111772637235912009-06-05T10:48:03.199-04:002009-06-05T10:48:03.199-04:00Another way to look at the church/state issue is t...Another way to look at the church/state issue is that the state should actually be in the business of creating legal arrangements, and other institutions can bless them with whatever name they like. So give all, straight or gay, civil unions as what the state endorses and makes a binding legal arrangement. Let the churches marry anyone they like. Ensure that all other current contractual things that apply to spouses apply to the civil partnerships. Then everyone is at an equal footing, and the "marriage" issue goes out the window.Frisky070802https://www.blogger.com/profile/02366971082815298119noreply@blogger.com