Quote:I am not sure how you can say it's not a legal issue when it surely is coupled with the social issue. 

 

http://time.com/3656219/2016-candidates-gay-marriage/

 

There are a myriad of statements there to varying degrees but some follow a similar thought. Marriage is between a man and a woman. If they are all ok with it then maybe they should say it rather than constantly saying it's wrong. The position is it is wrong. Yours comes from a reasonable stance, I simply do not think they share your reasonable one. Marriage is a union between two people. A commitment. Why should it be changed because some people view it as purely a religious thing? This is the part I do not understand. 

 

You don't see how the LGBT community sees changing the term used for what they have fought for as making a new class for them because the opposition opposed what they desire? I mean really? It seems like that much ought be obvious. 

 

So where is the compromise in this?  Should the term "marriage" be defined under law?  Should people that believe that marriage is between a man and a woman have their beliefs ignored in order to appease a minority of the population?

 

If the legal
term is changed to civil union, it's all inclusive (I thought that liberals were all inclusive).  That's what the argument is all about as it relates to politics.

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