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I vote we dont allow marriage at all.... no body can get married.. see? lots of happy people... Gwyn, yeah suddenly cynical. LOL Seriously I agree with that. Marriage should not be a function of government. The only reasons government should be involved in a relationship is to settle contract disputes, property disputes, and UM custodial issues. The government should only recognize unions between people for the purposes of contract law. Marriages are the domain of religion, and we are supposed to have a seperation of church and state in this country. It's up to each individual church who they perform marriage ceremonies for. People keep saying that, even though history shows much otherwise. The word origins for marriage and wedding relevant to selecting a mate are not particularly religious in origin, and the practice is tied to inheritance, lines of succession, fealty, and taxes... it always has been the domain of government. When the Church tried to buck that notion with Henry the 8th, he fired them and got a new one. Until we can find a marriage license issued by a church, or one that requires a specific religous ceremony, the 'separation of church and state' is a non sequitur.
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