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==Opinion== | ==Opinion== | ||
* A cogent opinion by [http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2004-02-15-1.html Orson Scott Card], and related comments by [http://www.aeire.com/postings/1112515182.shtml Aeire] | * A cogent opinion by [http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2004-02-15-1.html Orson Scott Card], and related comments by [http://www.aeire.com/postings/1112515182.shtml Aeire] | ||
| + | ==Arguments and Responses== | ||
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| + | ** This is a definitional argument, and it often confuses the issue. My understanding is that what gay people want, when they say they want the right to "marry", is the right to the legal recognitions and protections that come with marriage. There is no inherent contradiction to gay people being given those rights and protections, so the speaker who sees a contradiction must be defining "marriage" in some other way. A possible compromise position would be to separate the two – tie the legal rights to a word other than "marriage", and apply that universally. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 08:28, 16 Feb 2006 (CST) | ||