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> >Dale Anderson wrote:

> Okay, I really don't care all that much about DOMA, but I'm getting
> very sick of the idea that the Congress did not look at the legalities
> of marriage so much as this "sanctity" concept.  Civil marriage 
> and religious marriage should be two different concepts, separating 
> Church and State.  

	I wouldn't be suprised if DOMA becomes the catalyst for securing
equal rights for same-sex couples.  This act is certainly going to be
challenged in court.  The courts may decide that the historic institution
of religious marriage may exclude same-sex couples, but they're also going
to have to grapple with the _civil_ and _legal_ benefits that come with
marriage.  IMHO, the courts will ultimately decide that same-sex couples
must have the same civil and legal benefits as male-female couples. 

	By pushing DOMA, America's Bigots have made a tactical mistake. 
They've tossed their hate-filled agenda out of the realm of public opinion
and into the courts of constitutional law, which has been the arena for
securing equal rights in the past, and will continue to be in the future. 

							Dudley Emmert