Subj : Re: Shutdown To : jimmy anderson From : Kurt Weiske Date : Sat Nov 01 2025 08:42 am -=> 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 Marriage became an outdated concept to a modern populace.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. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech (1:218/700) .