[Bryan]

This makes the case for open marriage better than any other position. If government is the arbiter of marriage it must allow any and all comers. Get government out of the business of certifying marriage and it will be up to the religioous community to monitor itself. Those who choose to call their perversion a marriage are free to do so just not with the blessing of the church.

You forget that Unitarians call themselves a "church" and pretend to follow the Bible, even though their beliefs only vaguely resemble Christian beliefs in some ways. And there are some otherwise Christian denominations that have authorized gay marriage.

[Louis Foxwell]

I never forget the UIni Unis. They are3, however, not Christian, not are they representative of a theos. The only point I am making is that marriage is a rite of sanctification in any traditional religious institution. This has nothing to do with state regulated contracts. I may, if I choose, marry without a license in a church. The church is not required to complete a state license to perform this ritual.