As long as any straight couple who gets joined in a civil ceremony is said to have had a civil union, I have no problem with it.
But there are religions, recognized by the gov't, that have no problem with gays being married. Why can't they be married in that faith?
That church could sanctify their union, but their union is not a marriage.
What is so critical to you gays about the word "marriage" ? I know the answer, just want to hear one of you honestly admit it.
Because as long as there are separate institutions, there will be separate rules. Once marriage is for gays and straights, the inequality is gone.
Why are you so adamantly opposed based solely on what the union is called? It would seem to me that the name is the most trivial factor in a marriage.
But if you want to make all unions made without a religious segment Civil Unions, I am fine with that. But as long as Christian unions are called marriages, then unions performed by other faiths should be called marriages as well.