Posted on 06/08/2013 6:54:25 AM PDT by NYer
I think the state was involved for thousands of years including in 1790 America, and there has always been a controlling power to impose marriage laws, whether officially government, or the Christian church, or the Islamic law.
In America, all religions or non-religion, are equal, that means that each one can define marriage if that is the argument, polygamy, gay marriage, traditional marriage, animal marriage, incest marriage, a ban on race mixing, whatever anyone wants.
I doubt that the first time that homosexuals ever wanted to “marry” suddenly just appeared and was never thought of and forbidden by authority, during the last few thousands of years.
"Nevertheless, it is not for the Supremacy that you have sought my blood, but because I would not bend to the marriage!"
Coming to a once God-fearing country near you!
BTTT!
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