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   -=> jimmy anderson wrote to Gerhard Strangar <=-   
      
    GS> Marriage became unimportant, that's what really changed.   
      
    ja> Marriage became an outdated concept to a modern populace.   
      
    ja> The concept itself, in my opinion, is still important for   
    ja> a lot of reasons.   
      
   I didn't like Meg Whitman's politics, but she did say one thing that   
   resonated.   
      
   Get rid of marriage as a political instrument. The government should   
   deal in domestic partnerships without religious requirements or   
   overtones.   
      
   If your church wants to marry you, go ahead - but it shouldn't be a   
   prerequisite for forming an economic/emotional partnership with someone,   
   and it shouldn't have a difference on your legal rights as a   
   partnership.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
       
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