Comments on: Why Marriage? (Why not Civil Unions?) http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/04/49109 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 21:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: JFE http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/04/49109/comment-page-1#comment-157236 JFE Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:17:13 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49109#comment-157236 @Ben in Oakland Actually, some heterosexuals do enter domestic partnerships and civil unions because they don't want the full blown marriage, although I think most would agree same-sex couples should marry. More generally, I don't understand why people don't respond with the "civil unions" remark with, "What federal protections and benefits are there for civil unions?" You should hear crickets chirp after that question. @Ben in Oakland Actually, some heterosexuals do enter domestic partnerships and civil unions because they don’t want the full blown marriage, although I think most would agree same-sex couples should marry.

More generally, I don’t understand why people don’t respond with the “civil unions” remark with, “What federal protections and benefits are there for civil unions?” You should hear crickets chirp after that question.

]]> By: Kithpine http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/04/49109/comment-page-1#comment-156828 Kithpine Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:19:15 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49109#comment-156828 When I saw Doug up there ask "Why not accept a big improvement" this comic came to mind. http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2732#comic When I saw Doug up there ask “Why not accept a big improvement” this comic came to mind.

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2732#comic

]]> By: Doug http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/04/49109/comment-page-1#comment-156761 Doug Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:36:14 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49109#comment-156761 Why shouldn't you accept something that is a big improvement over nothing? (Note: I favor same sex marriage, but civil unions are a BIG step in the right direction) Why shouldn’t you accept something that is a big improvement over nothing? (Note: I favor same sex marriage, but civil unions are a BIG step in the right direction)

]]> By: Ben in Oakland http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/04/49109/comment-page-1#comment-156563 Ben in Oakland Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:00:34 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=49109#comment-156563 Why should I accept something that no heterosexual would accept for themselves? Why should I accept something that no heterosexual would accept for themselves?

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