If a civil union carried the same weight in law as a marriage does, then I would be for civil unions. In my opinion all people should have a civil union by the state as part of your marriage license and then go to a church if you want to get married. This is how Europe keeps religion and state separate on this issue.

I think one way to solve this is to make a law that says civil unions are viewed the same and subjected to all the same laws and protections as marriage.

I have tried to tell gays they were going about it the wrong way. But what can I do? I think part of the problem is how the media and our politicians frame the debate. So gays are forced into attacking it based on making marriage the same rather than civil unions the same as marriage.