that is not true, many religious people that i know have no problem with allowing for laws ensuring a private citizens rights as to who they want to be recognized as closest to them. Hell, if i was unmarried and had a best friend who was unmarried (or even married) i would want them to be by my bedside if i were dying. That is a no brainer. If i want to combine my income with a friend, i dont see a problem there AT ALL.

the issue is really about whether a public institution should lump "morally objectionable" lifestyles in with the mainstream as equal.

it is tough
and i would rather see government sanctioned marriage sink than have it so totally corrupted as to include anything under the sun.

it really doesnt make sense. love is like religion. totally faith based.