The tide of marriage for same-sex couples has ebbed and flowed over the last decade with no end in sight. Because marriage sits squarely at the intersection of religion, law and society, the discussion around same-sex couples’ inclusion into the institution of marriage has been one of the most complex and hotly contested topics in America.
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Definition of marriage
Definitions do change...but
No one is redefining the definition of marriage. Marriage means quite literally the joining of entities - be it buisnesses, ideas, people, elements...etc.
But for the sake of things changing... here are some words that have changed:
Commit: to come together - but now it also means a number of other things.
Luxury: originally meant ‘lasciviousness’ or ‘lust
Cookie: both means food and now has tech meaning as well
Mouse: animal and tech
Scroll: ancient piece of paper... and how one moves down the screen
Undertaker: old meaning entrepreneur, now entrepreneur means small business owner
Inspire: to breath life into - now also means to elicit, to move to action etc.
Nice: use to mean 'not to know', but now it means something well... nice. :) good.
Bundle of sticks - in the old english - now is a derogatory word
Gay: meant happy or merry - so quite litterally when when everyone was happy - it meant everyone was gay. Obviously the meaning has changed.
But in the case of marriage - it is not changing, at least not in the true sense of change as noted above. It still means to come together, to bind, to join, to create a union... etc.
All citizens should have the right to choose their life partner, marry them, and enjoy the benefits of doing so.
- virescentgirl
June 25, 2009 1:46PM
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