Gay Marriage Solution for Australia
Seems that the biggest problem with many Australians accepting gay marriage is the use of the word “marriage”. Lev Cherkasski has come up with a great solution – remove the word “marriage” from the laws of the land. So by legal definition we can all have a “civil union”, and outside of the law we can call it what we want. So I can tell people I am getting married, and if they have issue with it being a gay marriage, then so be it – but the legal impediment is removed and equality is attained. And with marriage being a Religious institution deep down, it makes sense to separate it from State.
Why not scrap Marriage altogether? Why not leave religion to religion and have the legislature stick to what it knows best; Civil procedure. Under such a revision, a future Civil Union act would recognize a Civil Union between two consenting adults for the purposes of family custody, asset transfer, financial liability and estate planning. That is where legal interference would end. Should individual couples then wish to extend their commitment to one another through a traditional Marriage, they would do as they do presently, wed in a house of god in the presence of the almighty spirit to pledge devotion to one another for eternity and live happily ever after. Should a religious authority recognize the validity of a same-sex marriage, they would certainly not have a shortage of willing couples wishing to tie the knot.