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My home page presents my writing. I have written four books, Commonsense Wisdom for Everyday Life, Young Man of the Cloth, The Pastor's Inferno and Navigating Life:Commonsense Reflections for the Voyage. I also write a biweekly newspaper column Selections from my books and columns appear on my website.

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    Conversations with Calliope- The Word Marriage


    (Wedding on the Veranda)

    JOE: Good morning Calliope.
    CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. You had more to say about marriage?
    JOE: I did. It seems to me that the word itself is confusing the debate about who should be allowed to use the word "married."
    CALLIOPE: How so?
    JOE: Most people don't object to other than heterosexual couples having civil unions. They just object to calling it marriage.
    CALLIOPE: I see. Civilly, Marriage refers to a legal union regardless of whether there is a religious ceremony.
    JOE: Right. It also refers to a religious ceremony, regardless of whether it is legalized with the government.
    CALLIOPE: So you can be married in the eyes of the government alone, a church alone or both.
    JOE: Right. I think it's too much work for one word to do.
    CALLIOPE: What would you call it then?
    JOE: Good question. Reserving the word for people in one set of circumstances is likely to alienate everyone else. Maybe we need several words to make everyone's situation clear.
    CALLIOPE: Is anybody even discussing this possibility?
    JOE: Not that I know of. That's why I brought it up.
    CALLIOPE: Do you think anyone else is interested in the issue?
    JOE: Perhaps William Safire would be. I'll ask him. I'm not sure anyone else has the emotional energy to enter into such a debate. We shall see. Talk with you tomorrow.

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