[DoodleDawg]

Why, then does the strictly 'civil marriage' by same-sex couples require others who ARE NOT PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT to abide by the contract terms as if they signed on as involved parties?

If a man and woman divorce and remarry one or both remarry then I'm expected to abide by their contracts even though I recognize it as adultery rather than biblical marriage.

[fwdude]

True. My point is that marriage isn’t just a contract. But that contention is always being made.