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Originally Posted by new believer

You don't appear to be a moderator but rather an opinionator. I am also involved with politics in my state. If you're beating your chest to garner browny points with possible dates from forum members, please do it without misinterpreting my viewpoints. When you asked about equal rights of my personal opinion you seem to have passed reading the word 'special '. By no means do I feel anyone should be denied equal rights. I also believe that police should not be granted the right to automatically have the death penality imposed on a police murderer while a 'common' citizen does not. But that doesn't make me anti law-enforcement. If we're digging deeper to expose my opinion on same sex marriage, I'm for equal rights and benefits under a 'civil union'. if semantics will make people get along respectfully, then go for it. As long as equality is in society I'm satisfied. As I said, when ANYONE asks for rights ABOVE what anyone else is privy to, you now claim superiorty. Is that clearer?

The asinine remark about getting dates, which is insulting and for which you should apologize, has nothing to do with what I wrote.

As for your explanation, it is good that you have clarified. However, I would simply point out that in your earlier post you used the word "special" and clearly implied that anti-discriminatory laws provide "special" treatment. That is the classic argument of all those who oppose such laws, just as it is the classic argument against affirmative action. Therefore, as a response to that post, I stand by what I wrote.

Now, I think it behooves you to explain why heterosexuals should be given the "special" treatment, by law, of being allowed to marry, but others should not. Your support for civil unions reeks of hypocrisy.