Quote:Why, I ask, do they have to share the same name?
Because separate but equal is not equal. Germany did something like that as a compromise, but because all the other laws used marriage and not civil union they didn't get many of the rights they where supposed to get, they did get all the obligation though. If you changed the name you would need to change it everywhere, such as say at the visitation rules of every hospital. Otherwise you will get petty bureaucrats who hide behind the letter of the law to discriminate against homosexual couples.
Also where homosexual marriage is allowed the church is usually not forced to marry the couple. In places like Denmark they might be because the church is funded through taxes, but I am not sure about that one. anyway when the church is paid through taxes it's clearly part of the government and should be treated as such.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."