[Mariner]

"Marriage between a man and a woman is necessary for the responsible care and upbringing of children, and hence the survival of any serious culture. Homosexual marriage and communal humping should not be treated as being the equivalent of traditional marriage."

For at least 1,800 years the Christian Church did just fine without Government Sanction of Marriage.

It's amazing we made it this far!

If anything this is a 10th Amendment...or Constitutional Amendment issue.

I'd prefer the feds be out of marriage altogether. Completely.

Same with education.

[ansel12]

For marriage to exist, it has to be defined.

[haroldeveryman]

“I’d prefer the feds be out of marriage altogether. Completely.”

Me too

“Same with education. “

See ...
Educator: Parents Don’t Know Best
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2847086/posts

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

For at least 1,800 years the Christian Church did just fine without Government Sanction of Marriage.

Well... no.

Actually the government has always been involved with marriages. Or did you think that "bastard" "wife" "husband" and other such words had no legal meaning until the past few years?

In fact the Church Registry was considered a legal document and you could go there and get a copy of your parent's marriage lines to prove that you were legitimately the son of your father.

The federal government has been in the business of marriage and deciding what marriages were legal for a very long time.

It is only lately when people want to re-write the dictionary that they want the "government to stay out of marriage".

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.