I understand the difference between civil unions and gay marriage, but I'm strongly opposed to both. It's an abomination in the eyes of the Lord.
States rights. States rights. States rights. That's Bush's position. And it's the right one.
I agree with you, and that's why you've got to work to make sure that your state doesn't accept it. Unless we can get these things down to the local level where we can control them, and we have a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage itself, the courts are going to start imposing this on us.
If abortion had not been imposed by judicial fiat but had been left up to the states, it would still have been a contentious issue: but in the great majority of states, it would have been rejected or at least severely limited. The same is true of the "civil unions" issue: it's got to be worked out at the state level, and I think most states would have a very restrictive view of it, particularly if people like you get out and fight it.