Although I still personally believe that marriage should be outlawed by the government. We should have "civil unions" that are government approved and "marriage" through whatever Church we happen to belong to. To me, the whole idea of marriage as both a civil *and* social *and* religious construct is a clear breach of the line between church and state. I'd like to see them separated. People who want to be married, but not legally bound, can do it. People who don't want people who are gay/divorced/follow a different faith married (in their view) get it. (Although churches can always refuse to marry, so unsure of what the big deal is now...) But, eh, since this is never likely to happen, at least this is a step in the right direction.
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Date: 2010-08-05 02:52 am (UTC)Although I still personally believe that marriage should be outlawed by the government. We should have "civil unions" that are government approved and "marriage" through whatever Church we happen to belong to. To me, the whole idea of marriage as both a civil *and* social *and* religious construct is a clear breach of the line between church and state. I'd like to see them separated. People who want to be married, but not legally bound, can do it. People who don't want people who are gay/divorced/follow a different faith married (in their view) get it. (Although churches can always refuse to marry, so unsure of what the big deal is now...) But, eh, since this is never likely to happen, at least this is a step in the right direction.