I’d like to see the government just get out of the business of defining marriage all together. The entire concept of “civil marriage” is itself an abomination to God if you want to look at it from a religious perspective. Why does the government have to recognize marriage? It didn’t use to. It shouldn’t once again.
“I’d like to see the government just get out of the business of defining marriage all together.”
I’ve expressed this view on FR before, as well. Prepare to get flamed by people who don’t understand that the inevitable result of government intrusion in this essentially religious area is a definition of (civil)marriage that most social and religious conservatives will find abhorrent.
Of course it does; it always has - for obvious reasons. Because marriage has always been around, governments have had to recognize it for the purpose of staying OUT of it - freedom from testimony against your SPOUSE, inheritance issues, child rearing rights, common property rights, etc.
I honestly don't understand this ridiculous argument.