You don't think it's fair or you don't like because it weakens your argument?
By using Hungtington's (The Clash of Civilizations) categories, France, Sweden and all of Western Europe and the US & Canada are part of a Christian/Western civ.
I oppose "civil union" much less than "marriage" -- why isn't that enough for gays?

The US, will welfare dependent irresponsibles and huge numbers of immigrants, does poorly on lots of statistics.