“Government out of marriage is the goal of the left and a specific goal of the homosexuals”
The homosexualists certainly love that gov’t is involved, otherwise there would be no weapon or punishment to use against regular folks who know that “gay marriage” is an impossibility. The homosexualists love that the state has conditioned many folks to think that marriage is defined and derived from the gubberment.
Freegards
Marriage was established by common law going back millenia. This is why normal marriage has broad protection.
civil unions are a legislative construct and thus can be ignored in other states or your state.
The legal effort is to go into the “right” area to mooch onto the common law proction of the law.
If you only use religion as your argument, you will lose before a liberal judge who regularly attends ABA meetings.