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Lint Head

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15. Baldwin is as ignorant as a rock. Marriage is a civil act

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 01:22 AM

Jul 2016

not a religious one. You have to get a certificate of marriage from a county clerk. Then anyone can administer the ceremony, if a ceremony is desired, and pronounce marriage. That is the legal definition. That is what insurance companies and inheritance court procedures recognize.

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Stephen Baldwin Says Gays Should Start Their Own Church If They Want To Marry [View all] Initech Jul 2016 OP

Stephen Baldwin needs to get off my planet. nt onehandle Jul 2016 #1

He became a "born-again" after doing enough coke to kill a horse Major Nikon Jul 2016 #2

I don't think born again/my church is the only church, evangelicals would agree with him LOL Monk06 Jul 2016 #7

Church of Ménagerie à Trois for the bestial among us pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #8

As i have read the Jewish Protestant early church was taken over in the first century AD by the Monk06 Jul 2016 #18

Someone shd tell him that equality doesn't require the C. church or any other to perform a wedding pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #3

I love Bender Bending Rodríguez krawhitham Jul 2016 #4

Curious when the Catholic Church was asked to change its doctrine... Beartracks Jul 2016 #5

That was my first thought, too, but merrily Jul 2016 #9

So all I need to do is invent a religion and Stephen Baldwin has no problems with that mythology Jul 2016 #6

Ramen pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #10

gee if everyone became their own church nobody would have to pay taxes :) nt msongs Jul 2016 #11

Division versus unity bhikkhu Jul 2016 #12

There's an impromtu game ... NanceGreggs Jul 2016 #13

LOL! pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #16

How about Mike Norris? Initech Jul 2016 #24

There already are chruches with predominantly gay congregations and leaders. luckylefty77 Jul 2016 #14

There are also denominations that are LuvNewcastle Jul 2016 #19

Baldwin is as ignorant as a rock. Marriage is a civil act Lint Head Jul 2016 #15

Ha yea kwolf68 Jul 2016 #29

A man that stupid needs an MRI to show out why he can walk and talk without any brain activity MrScorpio Jul 2016 #17

I'd ask him to change his last name if I was one of his siblings. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #20

What decade does he think this is? eShirl Jul 2016 #21

I guess he believes the crap that ministers are forced to marry Ilsa Jul 2016 #22

and i say FUCK STEVE BALDWIN spanone Jul 2016 #23

Time to knuckle-drag yourself into the 21st century, Baldwin. (nt) Paladin Jul 2016 #25

like WTF...what kind of stupid is baldwin....gays have never asked for church permission beachbum bob Jul 2016 #26

News flash, Stephen gratuitous Jul 2016 #27

Lunatic sarcasmo Jul 2016 #28