Gay Marriage Must Mean Dogs Are Cats

I know this doesn't have anything to do with marketing, but I felt compelled to write something on this.

First of all, I'm a Christian. I don't believe that being gay is morally right. I don't agree with the lifestyle. This is not something up for debate, but I do regard them as people and people have rights, and I'm all for equal rights for everyone. However, I'm disppointed in the government's position in not listening to the majority democracy in even finding some way to amend the law, and I'm only going to be talking about the definition portion of this controversial topic and not all the juicy stuff like incest, splintered church groups, or gay rights.

Every person has the right to love and choose someone to be with BUT, the definition of marriage has always been "the legal union of a man and a woman".

Canada has decided to change that definition to be the legal union of a man and a woman, man and a man, or a woman and a woman. Take your pick. I would have rather called same-sex marriage to be a same-sex union or something else at least and have the same rights.

Let's say someone suddenly comes up to you and says "The Canadian government has decided to change that fact that all dogs are now cats legally under the law". Dogs have always been known as dogs, and cats have always been cats, but now the definition has changed and now we're calling dogs, cats. Messed up?

Regardless of the Canadian goverment's supposed stand on not imposing on relgious institutions, they've basically set the precedent in saying "Your definition of marriage must be revised. You don't have to like it and you don't have to take part in actually doing ceremonies, but that's what it is. Tough bananas." The goverment can now interfere with religious institutions, and I expect it will only increase. If a gay person attending some religious institution decides that he/she wants to be a cleric, priest, etc. and is denied, can they then file a human rights claim? Is the government going to interfere and say, your definition of a religious figure is wrong and you must let this person through?

At the very least, this definition will most likely get me into awkward conversations at cocktail parties.

Me: Are you married?
Man: Yes, I am.
Me: Oh that's great to hear. How's your wife?
Man: Oh, you must mean my husband.
Me: Err... I think I need another drink...