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Reply #9: Yes, I like the spirit of the rant, but this "marriage is religious" stuff is a strawman. [View All]

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Sun Nov-02-08 06:23 AM
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9. Yes, I like the spirit of the rant, but this "marriage is religious" stuff is a strawman.

My parents were married in a non-religious ceremony by the mayor. Never have they ever considered themselves to be "civilly unionized." The term didn't even exist. They were as legally married as anyone who said their vows in a Catholic Church or at a Baptist picnic. Never once in my life has anyone questioned the marital status of my parents.

Marriage is a CIVIL structure and always has been. Religious ceremonial adjuncts to the legal pact are irrelevant.

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