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Marriage may have originated as a religious practice, however that argument has lost much of its validity today. Now it is, for most people, a purely social practice. Nearly every "developed" religion around the world practices marriage AS WELL AS many athiests and non-religious types.
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You are correct, but my argument was directed towards those who use use religion as a basis for denying gay couples the same privileges as straight couples.
Seretogis, unfortunately the government MUST define marriage, because otherwise, whose to say I can't be married to my computer, just to receive tax benefits? As long as benefits are provided, some sort of guideline must be imposed - it should state that marriage is a union between two, and no more than two, consenting human beings who live under the same roof. That is good enough for me.