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If it is trademarked, no. Is "marriage" trademarked?

Posted on: November 11, 2016 at 14:38:12 CT

90Tiger STL

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If I say I"m a banana, does it make me a banana?

No, and the state's use of Marriage is hijacking the word, not the institution.

Your institution is a completely different entity, as you so adeptly pointed out above.

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for those against gay marriage - meatiger MU - 11/11 13:51:20

What does marriage do for them? A civil union is what they - TigerFan92 MU - 11/11 17:02:49

it's for a man and a woman - tigerfans3 MSSU - 11/11 15:07:14

I didn't know anyone was still against gay marriage(nm) - TheWildcat STL - 11/11 13:56:48

Here are 4* - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:14:50

that's adorable (nm) - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/11 13:59:39

I would find it hard to believe that more than 10% of - TheWildcat STL - 11/11 14:01:29

Unfortunately - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:08:22

'Cause God hates queers. We should too. - Brazil Nut USA - 11/11 13:54:31

If God hates queers, why did Jesus hang with 12 men? - raskolnikov MU - 11/11 13:58:08

Your stupidity and ignorance is amazing(nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 11/11 17:03:59

You go to Oscar parties. You hang around guys watching the - TigerMatt STL - 11/11 14:05:46

Juvenile homosexual humor - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 13:59:56

For me, it is a copyright issue - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 13:54:02

marriage predates Christianity - cnk ATL - 11/11 14:46:30

So you don't acknowledge the state's hijacking of the - 90Tiger MU - 11/11 14:12:16

Marriage is the institution - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:27:03

so your argument is with the state using marriage for - 90Tiger MU - 11/11 14:34:45

The State - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:29:35

correct. the religious institution of marriage exists - 90Tiger MU - 11/11 14:42:15

Marriage is clearly defined by God - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:16:56

no $hit, i just said that, want to address my post now? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 11/11 14:21:48

The word if for you - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:21:36

exactly. this is the STATE's defnition of marriage and in - 90Tiger MU - 11/11 14:23:01

So I can go open a McDonald's as long as I - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:29:33

If it is trademarked, no. Is "marriage" trademarked? - 90Tiger MU - 11/11 14:38:12

No you can't - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:30:42

Exactly - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:32:09

Marriage isn't trademarked. (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 11/11 14:38:44

Marriage is not trademarked in any - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:32:55

RE: Marriage predates trademarks(nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 11/11 17:06:02

Marriage in the legal sense is a government thing. - TheWildcat STL - 11/11 13:57:31

But his priciple still holds(nm) - tman KC - 11/11 13:59:05

Civil government grabbed the idea and by attaching - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 13:59:05

cool. so the government will amend their definition of the - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/11 14:00:55

If the civil realm wishes to have civil unions and extend - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:03:22

the civil realm should, they'll call it marriage, and the - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/11 14:08:22

So you're okay with churches and pastors who don't agree - THE President MU - 11/11 14:09:51

do i agree with it? no - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/11 14:10:55

I am just glad I got 4Tigs specific explanation - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:09:48

Funny what happens when you ask - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:10:48

Actually, the ruse of making it about hating gay people - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:09:36

20yrs ago you had this same opinion? - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/11 14:12:10

Jesus said quite clearly - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:14:35

Marriage in your church is god's, an institution. marriage - 90Tiger MU - 11/11 14:44:40

haha i have family members like you - TigerwTLP MU

- 11/11 14:16:41

Yeah we can't people like 4Tigs running around. Those - THE President MU - 11/11 14:21:00

The tolerant left - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:30:29

Why is it evil? - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:11:05

Well, just like you assigned hatred as my reason for - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:12:26

i was not assigning that to you - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:13:42

Bingo. nm - THE President MU - 11/11 14:05:36

So it is all about the word - meatiger MU - 11/11 13:55:06

It is about words meaning things - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 13:56:57

It seems like you are the one - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:06:36

Again, the left had civil unions - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:18:04

When did the left have civil unions - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:28:05

Because they did not wish to settle for those - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/11 14:31:12

RE: Because they did not wish to settle for those - meatiger MU - 11/11 14:32:25

i'm not harmed if someone drives 100 mph through como ... - tmcats KSU - 11/11 13:52:48

Don't get one.(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 11/11 13:52:05