The problem is that we the people have no place to turn in order to get rid of them. The congress is in on the game. There is no checks and balances. There is no difference between parties as we found out this last election. The military has been “cleansed” and is full of people who disregard the Constitution. The courts also disregard the Constitution. We are F#%%^d.
We have to turn to ourselves.
Washington has broken the contract.
The marriage issue is dealt with very simply. The institutional church has for too long subsumed itself under the authority of the state regarding marriage. In fact and tradition Holy Matrimony is a sacred rite having no relationship to state licensure. The church must now abandon its requirement that a couple seeking matrimony must have a state license. If the church does not do this they will be required to honor all licenses issued by the state.
Marriage in the church is no different than baptism or communion. Each are a rite established by God to bring the celebrant into union with Christ. The state has no dominion over this explicitly religious ritual.
A vast majority of young people are living together today without state certification. Many of them cherish each other and would joyfully celebrate their love and commitment for each other in a religious celebration.
Marriage is ordained by God, not the state. Let SCOTUS be
SCOTUS and God be God. Marriage between a man and a woman is of God. Licensure between any 2 or more consenting adults of any age is of the state. Let the two forever be torn asunder.