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Originally posted by Jasmar
I personally dont think the goverment should be able to marry anyone. Marrige is a church institution like said above. The church should be free to marry and not marry whoever it so chooses. The goverment should only be able to grant civil unions and they should be to any kind of couple that seeks it
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you are assuming marriage is a church institution. What about people from other cultures? In most other cultures (other than Christianity) marriage is a social custom. In Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, the traditional marriage is a social event, not a religious event. They are not presided over by a priest or held in religious buildings.
Marriages (of all forms) should be carried out by individuals according to their customs and religions. The state should issue certificates of civil union (that bestow all the rights that "married" people enjoy now) to every couple that wish to take on all the rights and responsibilities of a civil union.
I'm pro-love, in case anyone is wondering....