re: #103 WindUpBird

Of course! And that’s why the GOP will NEVER EVER make that distinction, at least not anytime where gay marriage is a political issue. Because it’s to their advantage to scare their base with the meme of the gays forcing churches to wed them

The GOP shares part of the blame, to be sure.

Still, I haven’t seen the Dems or even leaders of the gay community make those distinctions. As a result, you have a solid misreading of what marriage/matrimony means across the board. The religious right is only exploiting an opening.

The vast majority of people who support civil unions of both conservative and more liberal persuasions would be pro marriage if the distinctions were properly explained (e.g., Clinton, Obama, et al.