California's Proposition 8
Iowa's "Varnum v. Brien"
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Thanks for stopping by. We hope to answer some questions for you, clear up any
misunderstandings that may exist, and provide you some "food for thought". Please
take your time and wander around our site. We bet that we'll get you thinking. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive site dealing with the doctrinal, logical, social and emotional issues regarding Civil Same-Sex Marriage. Any suggestions for new essays or general improvement of the site are enthusiastically welcomed. Please drop us a line regarding any questions, comments, criticisms, concerns, kudos (or any other "K" sounding word) which you may have. Thanks again for stopping by. First of all, we'd like to state what we are NOT advocating -
We are simply advocating that same-sex couples be allowed to have legally recognized CIVIL / Non-LDS ceremonies that would be recognized by federal, state and local governments as being legally binding with all of the same rights and responsibilities that straight couples have. This has no effect on the status of such couples regarding churches. These weddings could be performed at City Hall, in their own same-sex friendly churches, on the beach, in a park or even by an Elvis impersonator at a drive-thru wedding chapel in Las Vegas, etc...just as straight couples do today. This page will have the word "Civil" both in italics and underscored to emphasize that we are only speaking about Civil rights pertaining to our secular government and NOT the Church. Many of our critics fail to grasp that distinction. Our contention is that Civil Same-Sex Marriage is in no way contrary to the U.S. Constitution nor official LDS doctrine (the Scriptures). The efforts of those opposing Civil Same-Sex Marriage, however, are contrary to the Scriptures, both ancient and modern. We try to address the questions and concerns of those, mostly active LDS members, who disagree with our stance. Those who agree or disagree, legally, logically or doctrinally, are invited to share their thoughts, questions and concerns. We are simply asking that we all "reason together" (D&C 50:10-12) as the Lord says here and as Joseph Smith suggests when he stated -
"If I esteem mankind to be in error, shall I bear them down?
No. I will lift them up, and in their own way too, if I cannot persuade them my
way is better; and I will not seek to compel any man to believe as I do, only by
the force of reasoning, for truth will cut its own way."
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Iowa's "Varnum v. Brien" Ruling
Thorough Summary, Or Our Much Shorter, "Cut To The Chase" Summary The Iowa Supreme Court's "Varnum v. Brien" Ruling - Comment & Rebuttal What We Are Proposing
What People Ask Us
 Doesn't Traditional Marriage Expose Both Parties To The Differences Of The Opposite Gender, Thereby Allowing Both To Complement Each Other's Strengths And Weaknesses?
Additional Legal & Doctrinal Support For "Civil" Same-Sex Marriage
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