or ya know, they could figure out that "marriage" isn't as big of a deal as human relationships and families. that the religious aspect of two people deciding to spend the rest of their lives together doesn't matter to the millions of people who aren't part of a religious community.
if it's fair and equal, then yay! religion should be kept privately anyway, imho, so religious celebrations shouldn't be a public issue.
that said, i don't support civil unions here because there are lots of laws out there that only apply to marriage, so civil unions and marriages here would not be legally equal.