NaBeth,
Out of curiosity, was your choice based on things you read or just self-reflection and exploration?
CIVIL!!!!!! You can't believe everything you read in a book or that someone tells you to. But then again it's your choice what to believe, I made mine after alot of pain.
I think it should be strong union no matter it is civil or religious. Another thing both are the same, it is there just to organize our lives. If the system will be against our simple natural wishes let it be nor religious or civil let it be natural, simple and wild.
Depends on how people want to do it.
I would prefer a civil union as diferrent faiths can intermarry, with no problems (hopefully)!
If these were the only choices then a civil one for sure. That way people of different believes can still make it and get married without all the converting stuff.