That’s a lie. You can form a civil union, which is very similar to the religious marriage. On the other hand, does Hamas recognise a Jewish marriage?

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ceejayoz 13 hours ago | parent [-]

> You can form a civil union, which is very similar to the religious marriage.

Yeah, we tried "separate but equal" here too.

> On the other hand, does Hamas recognise a Jewish marriage?

Being the good guys is about more than being "second worst".

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nkmnz 13 hours ago | parent [-]

You might be surprised, but a civil union is the only legally binding form of marriage in many countries, e.g. Germany. The Churches - even though they are state churches - aren’t even allowed to provide a wedding ceremony if the civil union hasn’t been performed beforehand. Which different legal provisions do you think make the „religious marriage“ vs. „civil union“ morally equal to „separate but equal“?

> Being the good guys is about more than being "second worst".

If you cannot think about any group that’s not as bad as Hamas, but worse than Israel, I‘m happy to help… just ask!

	▲	ceejayoz 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> You might be surprised, but a civil union is the only legally binding form of marriage in many countries, e.g. Germany. That's great. That's not Israel's setup. > If you cannot think about any group that’s not as bad as Hamas, but worse than Israel, I‘m happy to help… just ask! "Others are worse" is not the moral standard one should aspire to, either.