Civil union, domestic partnership... mutual commitment?
Filed by: Alex Blaze
March 26, 2008 10:43 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/03/civil_union_domestic_partnership_mutual.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/03/civil_union_domestic_partnership_mutual.php)
From the great state of Utah:
Salt Lake City is dumping "domestic partners" for "mutual commitment."
Restrictions imposed by the Utah State Legislature has led to name change for the city's domestic partnership registry, a mechanism by which employers voluntarily can extend health care and other benefits to their employees' domestic partners -- including gay couples, siblings, long-term roommates and parents -- if they reside in Salt Lake City.
More on why after the jump.
I especially liked the comment following this editorial. I quote a paragraph here to pique your interest:
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In and of itself, "marriage" is NOT religious. As established across Europe following the Protestant Reformation, marriage was CIVIL marriage, period. In Catholic countries, Protestants fought for the right to go to city hall and get married by the mayor or his representative. When they did this, they were considered as legally married in every sense, so they wouldn't be compelled to go through a Catholic nuptial mass in order to be considered "legally married."
This response is one of the best arguments I've seen to allow marriage to all who file for it.
Cindi