Exactly!
Why is government in the marriage business at all, except for the recording of the events?
Other than taxes, the major connection I see between government and marriage is military and employment benefits to families. How many spouses should the military cover per service member?
he was being sarc and I’ll answer .
Because many people marry who do not have the same religion, don’t believe in God, the church does not say who gets the kids or the house,
Even the founding father used judges so the liberaltarian cop out or pro homo talking point of no Govt is a wash out