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Proposals for civil unions did, in fact, include all of the rights referred to above- tax breaks, insurance, hospital visitation, next-of-kin rights, etc. It was the intransigence of the radical gay spokesmen who decided, for their entire 'constituency', that only a debauched definition of marriage, with the purpose to denigrate Christianity (and, indeed, most religions) and to further break down society, would do.
Since you seem unable to restrain yourself to the facts and it's unlikely any source I provide would meet with your approval, I'll just go ahead and use a a GLAD source:
https://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/publications/cu-vs-marriage.pdf
No, DOMA was not a violation of the Constitution. No, there is no violation of the First Amendment in opposing SSM. Again, you ignore the second portion of the Establishment Clause, which prevents the Federal government from inhibiting the right to the free exercise of one's religion.
As defining marriage between one man and one woman has it's foundation in religion and nothing else, DOMA violated the First Ammendment as it respects an establishment of religion. To your other point, please tell me exactly how same sex couples getting married inhibit free exercise of religion?
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Because words mean things.
Someone in a SS relationship is not "married" in the sacred sense of the word (marriage being a province of religion).
Words do mean things, and I'm glad you brought that up. For example, 'religion' encompasses more meaning than just 'Christianity'.
By the way, as Christians go, a recent Pew research poll shows 62% of White mainline Protestants supporting SSM, 57% of Catholics supporting SSM, 34% of Black Protestants supporting SSM, and 24% of White evangelical Protestants supporting SSM.
http://www.pewforum.org/2015/07/29/graphics-slideshow-changing-attitudes-on-gay-marriage/
As a Right Reverend of the Universal Life Church, a Discordian Pope, and a Pirate Pastor of The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, I can guarantee any marriages I'd perform, be they any of HGLBTQ+, would be sacred, according to the tenets of my churches and faiths.
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