"The Language of Love does not rely on Words"
So i hung onto them and wrote them down...
Because they seemed so ~Beautiful~ to me
And then i heard that New York had sanctified Gay Marriage!
Whoo! Hoo!
Did you know 'once upon a time' that "Marriage"
...was simply co-habitation?
Yep in the olden-olden days all you did was move in together...
and then your society considered you "wed!"
Because it was all about 'the commitment' to each other...
All about the actions and not the words...
Mind you i do ~Love~ a beautiful wedding and am so glad that society is becoming more 'open minded'... i think we can thank our amazing children for that, as they seem so less inclined to 'box' people into categories... it's a beautiful thang methinks!
<3
8 comments:
Some wonderful comments; glad you made them. I'm sure there will be others who are even more happy than I am.
Nolly♥Posh beautiful words and so very true.
I do believe that we are moving more into the 'past' than people realise. In a court of law, co-habitation is seen as togetherness.
This is wonderful news, love message and freedom. I'm glad people are opening up, me too.
My second husband was gay and left me for another man. I found this really hard to deal with. Then I found one of my daughters is gay and I upset her by not agreeing with it through christian religion. Although I accepted her and said so, she could feel the emotion of it and tried to take her life. This was a big moment in realising that no God could do this, cause so much upset through rules. I became much more open.
My daughter is alot happier and I'm just glad she's ok. Thats all the means to me. I had such a wake up call to this way. By was I blind! Thank Goodness these freedoms are happening for the sake of true love and happiness!
Hugs!
Julie
Here in the UK the law recognises a gay marriage as well as the normal heterosexual marriage. BUT it does NOT recognise co-habitation as a legal status. How do I know? Simply because my brother Geoff died two years ago from kidney cancer; he was 2 years younger than I. His partner, Jan, had been with Geoff for about 39 years and they have two grown up children from the partnership.
On his deathbed in hospital the hospital priest asked if Geoff and Jan wished to wed. They both declined. A mistake (in law, that is).
Jan was not entitled to any legal status - no widow's pension; no entitlement to inherit Geoff's remaining propery (car and suchlike) and any other entitlements that a 'normal' married couple or civil partnership gets.
I always assumed that the term 'common-law wife' had some meaning in law. NO - there is no such thing in the eyes of UK law.
How darned RIDICULOUS!
Geoff and Jan loved each other and their children. Counted for nothing in the eyes of UK law.
As Charles Dickens put it, in Oliver Twist, 'If that's the law Sir, then the law is an ASS'. How right he was, and still is.
Oh my goodness Philip how TERRIBLE is THAT!!! That is one of the reasons i have been talking to my husband about a Will (He is a bit reluctant) but i have heard of cases where 'the state' has had far more control over family finances that should be!
Julie-ann, What an emotional journey for you! Yes i'm sure that Jesus did not turn away the Gay! xox
Cheryl & Rob xox
Footnote: As a Christian pastor, I have married a number of same-gendered couples. I thought it was the compassionate and appropriate thing to do.
my partner of 22 years and i were married in massachusetts a few years back and we were both astonished that it meant as much as it did. and does.
new york is a large and very significant state and step. ever hopeful, together strong, vicki
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kj
BIG (((HUGZ))) for Rob & kj ...Yep together strong alright!
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