Your information isn’t accurate.
I’m not aware of a state that allows clergy to perform “legal” marriages without a marriage license (or marriage certificate, or formal notice, to be recorded by the govt.) required.
As far as that quote about North Carolina law, it wasn’t about state licensing procedure, it was about the freedom of choosing who could marry you, it did not have to be an Anglican priest, or any religious leader.
“”After the American Revolution, couples could choose a clergyman or a Justice of the Peace to solemnize their marriage. The laws of 1778 provided that, in addition to the Anglican clergy, “all regular ministers of the Gospel of every Denomination,” as well as Justices of the Peace were “empowered to celebrate Matrimony””
/Your information isn’t accurate.
I’m not aware of a state that allows clergy to perform “legal” marriages without a marriage license (or marriage certificate, or formal notice, to be recorded by the govt.) required.//
Wow you completely missed the point of RKBA’s post. He never said that. He said that churches can marry you without a license(BTW, you said on this thread that marriage licenses are not necessary to be ‘legally married’ are you now saying they are?) and they can. The example of mixed race marriages is a good one. A church may or may not require legal paperwork in order to perform a marriage BECAUSE MARRIAGE IS A RELIGIOUS RITE, you can be ‘legally married’ without ever having a ceremony (just signing the paperwork and filing).
RKBA is correct, marriage as a sacrament (or religious rite) is separate from the legal entity.
Why are you so wrapped up in what our corrupt government says Marriage is when God says otherwise? Who cares what the government says, I am married because MrR and I made a covenant to each other and to God, regardless of what the state says. The state could invalidate our ‘legal marriage’ tomorrow and it wouldn’t matter because we are still married in the eyes of God. Seriously, you are coming across as putting the government over God.