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Legalizing such social unions is not about religion. Its about forming a legal structure so that the partners can support each other. For example, a gay man was banned from the hospital room of his dying partner by a righteous nurse because he was not legally married. If one partner gets sick and cannot work, then the health insurance of his partner cannot be used. A man and wife cannot make deathbed and funeral arrangements for each other. Relationship of gay couples where one must make decisions for her lover can be legally overriden by any other meddling family member. In short, gay marriages in San Francisco and Massachusetts is about legal rights of sworn partners. Religion has no stake in these legal relationships and no business expressing an opinion.
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