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"What if there is abuse involved?"

The abusive parent (either biological or adoptive) loses custody. The other member of the 'couple' can then apply to foster the child until the matter is resolved (unless of course, he/she was involved in the abuse as well). If it is the non-parent who is abusive, he/she is kicked out of the home.

"People die, too and that opens up a whole new can of worms when it comes to inheritence and property."

Even married people need wills and/or trusts. Nothing is stopping a homo from putting together a will leaving everything to his/her 'significant other.'

See, it is easy.

There are laws that are automatically in play in a marriage. They are a given. So, then let me ask you this question. Perhaps we agree more than we disagree.

Is it that you don't believe that it should be called a marriage, but that if a civil union were exactly the same thing with all the laws in play that go with marriage (tax, homestead, pensions, insurance, etc.), then you would be ok? Just as long as it is not referred to as a marriage and that the church not have to participate.