Letters to the Editor
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Generic Prayer
I don't know what Obama's quote is regarding "PA" prayer. Any prayer generic enough to pass the "no establishment of religion" clause is useless. Regarding marriage, and the "sanctity" thereof: sanctity means holiness, and no public official has ANY business deciding issues based on his or her perception of what is and is not holy. As a Christian, I sure don't want Ashcroft, Bush, or their ilk dediding my theology. Thus: I believe the term marriage should apply to unions sanctioned by and performed in churches; anything else is a civil union. All matters of equity, including property rights, adoption, probate, or any other matter of public business should be entirely and completely legal, based on treating marriage, a religious term, and civil union, a legal term, as equal under the law. Many "marriages" are business deals. What is a prenuptual agreement if not a contract? Marriage is NOT the concern of the American government at any level, be it national, state, or local. No disctinction should be made in any legal setting between actual marriages and civil unions. I would draw the line within the species; other than that, freedom should mean just that: freedom. Marry a man. Marry a woman. Form a civil union between one of each. The government should butt the hell out of the marriage business. With a divorce rate well over fifty percent, Americans have a boatload of nerve talking about sanctity. Who wants to marry a millionaire/midget/mutant? Who cares.