phanto,

This will probably be enough posts from me for a while. I remembered a video you might find interesting on the marriage v de facto difference we were talking about. About 12:00 on but all of it is a jolly good watch and I hope not a waste of your free time.

Good to chat with you.

the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS8R2TKrYi0

Now AJ the discussion is over because you you admitted outright that all consenting adult relationships are equal. That's all I wanted.
So, equality of marriage means equality for all.
Personally, I don't be.ieve in marriage equality. I believe marriage as an i stitution was developed d to ensure genetic bloodlines, protect children and guarantee inheritance.
Any other legal unions should be given a name to suit their functuon. I think all types of relationships should be able to have equal legal standing just different names, like parents have different names. Ie mother and father. Equal but different

Big Nana,

I have admitted no such thing, and it is dishonest of you to pretend that I have.

<<Now AJ the discussion is over because you you admitted outright that all consenting adult relationships are equal. That's all I wanted.>>

I am, however, happy to agree with you that all consenting adult relationships should be treated equally for the sake of argument. There’s a difference.

<<So, equality of marriage means equality for all.>>

Correct. However, as I have always maintained, it is reasonable to deny equality to a relationship type if it can be shown to be socially harmful.

<<Personally, I don't be.ieve in marriage equality. I believe marriage as an i stitution was developed d to ensure genetic bloodlines, protect children and guarantee inheritance.>>

That is one reason, yes. However, that in itself is not an argument to keep it that way unless you want to fallaciously appeal to tradition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_tradition

<<Any other legal unions should be given a name to suit their functuon.>>

But you didn't list the only function of marriage, so how similar do other forms of marriage have to be before they can use the same word? Do you have a formula for this? Or are you just committing the etymological fallacy now, too?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymological_fallacy

<<I think all types of relationships should be able to have equal legal standing just different names, like parents have different names. Ie mother and father. Equal but different>>

Even if they can be shown to be harmful? I don't see how you've justified the need for a difference word yet, either.