Bishop Robinson and Others, Making The Case in New Hampshire
by: Louise
Fri Feb 06, 2009 at 06:16:02 AM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=9367 (http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=9367)
Video of Robinson's testimony here from local TV WMUR9...- hoping to transcribe this and update later on, RL time permitting.
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Some exciting debate happened in New Hampshire yesterday, as well as some odd and obscure moments. This from this morning's "Concord Monitor":
Louise :: Bishop Robinson and Others, Making The Case in New Hampshire
More than 100 people packed a legislative committee room in Concord yesterday, most of them urging lawmakers to update the new civil union law to grant gay couples a claim to the word "marriage."
New Hampshire's civil union law grants gay couples the same "rights, obligations and responsibilities" as married heterosexual couples. The only difference between civil unions and marriage is linguistic. But both supporters and opponents of gay marriage say that difference is crucial.