There has never been a time when marriage was not legal or illegal, even when Islam or the Pope is the law on marriage.
I don’t know that there has always been a justice of the peace type option for the non-religious to meet a cultures legal marriage requirements, and don’t recall saying that, unless you mean only in America.
You continue with your push for Mosques and Mormons, and cults, and gay churches to be able to tell our nation what it’s marriage laws are.
You can have your own version of marriage, and keep it within your own religion, but you can’t force the U.S. Army, and federal and state government recognize your 20 wives.
By the way, you could take a minute to acknowledge that you were wrong about marriage licenses, I hope that fake history doesn’t continue to get posted.
Stop making it personal. I am not advocating any such thing. I'm merely pointing out that if one dictator in a judicial robe can force us to recognize gay marriage, they can force us to recognize any other format.
Not just polygamy, but especially polygamy because it has far more legal precedent in human history.