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Fantasy Literature

getting old in mke

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8. It seems to me

Reply to iris27 (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 03:48 PM

Mar 2012

what he's written would indicate that he's against any civil/legal institution "marriage" gay or straight.

The legal recognition would be civil unions for everyone. No marriage would have a legal implication, so could be performed or not by different religious bodies or, presumably, just a gathering of friends. It would become sort of like "baptism" in the sense that it means what the participants say it means and not anything legal.

I think I like that.

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Great! So if I start my re-reading of the whole series in say, July or August... semillama Feb 2012 #2

If they are going to make us wait this long... white_wolf Feb 2012 #3

Just an FYI (because I didn't know this either until recently), but Brandon Sanderson iris27 Feb 2012 #5

He is actually more liberal than most in his church and has evolved his position to an extent WhollyHeretic Feb 2012 #6

Yeah, I've seen that too, and I do appreciate that he's a far cry from iris27 Mar 2012 #7

It seems to me getting old in mke Mar 2012 #8

Sure, but no one's going to ask him for his vote against straight marriage. n/t iris27 Mar 2012 #9

Looks like the e-book is not coming out until 3 months after the paper version WhollyHeretic Mar 2012 #10

I just found this out. That's even worse than last time. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #11