Pilot's Political Orientation

"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
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so, what is the difference, then?


Marriage is the union of a man and woman as husband and wife. When at least
one of the persons is gay you have a gay marriage. Same-sex marriage cannot
exist because marriage, by definition, requires persons of opposite sex.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

Marriage is the union of a man and woman as husband and wife.

Who are you to define "marriage" thusly? Other cultures and religions
define it quite differently. You've failed to account for polygamy,
polyandry, group marriage, serial marriage, and probably other forms of
this particular institution with which I'm even less familiar.

So what about this "freedom" you claim to desire?

- Andrew

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
gonline.com...

Who are you to define "marriage" thusly?


It's not my definition.

Who are you to define "marriage" thusly?


It's not my definition.

It's not Merriam-Webster's either:

(1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband
or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) :
the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like
that of a traditional marriage same-sex marriage

John Harlow wrote:

Who are you to define "marriage" thusly?


It's not my definition.

It's not Merriam-Webster's either:

(1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband
or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2)
: the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship
like that of a traditional marriage same-sex marriage

Interesting. The union of (1) and (2) still precludes several forms of
marriage that do or have existed.

I like how mw uses the phrase "traditional marriage" to cover what Steve and
those of his ilk would merely call "marriage", but it's not really
accurate. There are plenty of traditions that have included forms of
marriage with more than a pair of spouses.

- Andrew