Reply #152: Webster's equates marriage with matrimony [View All]

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and defines matrimony as "the ceremony or sacrament of marriage."

So your saying "it is not" doesn't make it not so. Millions of people in this country consider marriage a sacrament. Politically, that makes this a "third rail" issue. Legally, civil unions can be defined to include all legal protections traditionally enjoyed under marriage. Which leaves only the religious distinction. This is what Kerry said he supports, in the interview that has got you all worked up.

Bottom line, Kerry didn't say anything definitive about what he might or might not support, except that he supports civil unions and equal legal protection. It's called finessing an issue.