[foundedonpurpose]

Get the gov. out of marriages and let the churches decide.

The problem would go away.

[mrsmel]

People will have to be willing to give up the taxpayer-funded bribes they receive in exchange for giving the government more control over their lives.

[alexander_busek]

Get the gov. out of marriages and let the churches decide. The problem would go away.

Are you saying that the government should recognize any marriage which any church decides is a marriage? Then anyone could found a new church and solemnize even the most outlandish marriages.

Or are you saying that the government should not recognize any marriage? Seeing as how the concept of marriage is woven into the fabric of so many legitimate laws, that would require a major revision of much of our legislation.

Regards,

[VerySadAmerican]

Next it will be illegal for a preacher to talk about straight marriage. That insults the gays in the audience. Never mind that talking about gay marriage insults the straight people.

[Cheerio]

Get the gov. out of marriages and let the churches decide. The problem would go away.

YES, but America is way past that point and not quite so easy!! This is undoubtedly out of date given that we are in 2013. Can you imagine what recent statutes have added???? Let your mind wander a bit, given the gay mafia's latest emoldenment.

GAO Report to The Honorable Henry J. Hyde, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, dated January 31, 1997

The result is a collection of 1049 federal laws classified to the United States Code in which marital status is a factor.

[gitmo]

Get the gov. out of marriages and let the churches decide. The problem would go away.

I think if a young man in the early days of this nation said he was going to get the government's permission to marry his sweetheart, his Dad would whomp him on the back of the head and ask him if he'd lost his mind. Marriage is God's domain.