Guest Author - Guest Writer - Susan Kramer, Mediation Editor

Gay and Lesbian News - Spirituality and Marriage

Looking at gay and lesbian news reports on marriage, one underlying thread that I see running along is that there are many differences of opinion about whether marriage is legal between two women or two men.

I see marriage as communion - a union of spirit and soul that can have its play in the outer format of committed relationship.

And in this light, isn't the legal aspect of marriage really a contract that assures rights and obligations providing a template for practical daily living?

I see the very baseline of marriage - whether recorded in city hall or not - as a contract that shows the world these two people are combining their energies to care and nurture one another come what may.

I think we will hear more and more in the news that states accept gay and lesbian marriages as legal contracts, as they recognize that committed partnerships benefit the community in providing stability to the economy through steady jobs and consumer buying.

Article by Susan Kramer, Meditation Editor, BellaOnline.com

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