Marriage is not a civil union  11:16 PM, Mar. 26, 2013  | 
Comments  Words matter. LGBT supporters seek to redefine the
ancient meaning of marriage, arguing that restricting it to
traditional heterosexual unions is inherently discriminatory.
Definitions discriminate one thing from another: A bird is not a
tractor; that's a discrimination.  They argue that legal
marriage rights conferred to heterosexual unions must extend to
all civil unions, thus redefining "marriage." They say: Marriage
should not be denied on the basis of gender.  I challenge the
group to substitute the following words for gender: age - age
discrimination is illegal, so why limit marriage to adults?
Number - polygamy is illegal; why only two per union? Genus -
why not confer marriage to a man who deeply loves his pet and
treats it like a person? In these contexts, "marriage" becomes a
meaningless term.  Marriage is what it is. Let's recognize a
limited, reasonable universe of paired relationships that
benefit society, and grant them equal r