by Patrick Appel
Dr. Science defends her union:
I have been civilly married for almost 25 years. In what respect is my marriage not "marriage" enough to keep the name — and the protection of a very large and well-established system of law? I haven't been able to find good numbers, but I saw a vague estimate that 1/4 to 1/3 of US marriages are civil ceremonies. Have the people saying "government should get out of the marriage business and leave it up to the religions" completely forgotten about secular, civil marriages? Or do they really, in their hearts, believe that my marriage isn't important, that I wouldn't lose anything if it was defined away?
The Dish 