[GoLightly]

Right, which is how we got where we are. People wanted the marriages performed by their clergy to get recognition by the state. The states set up the rules & as new things came onto the scene (Mormons), they put limits on which marriages they would recognize & at the same time, made some forms illegal. Federal law trumped state law & removed the power over marriage from the clegy in the process. Traditional churches didn't squawk, cuz they weren't affected by it & in fact, most prolly saw it as a good thing.

Throw in some later things, child support enforcement & jurisdiction of "marital property" sitting in a place outside of a state's jurisdiction at the time of a divorce. Family law judges "needed" to have their rulings recognized & enforcable in other states. Federal power over marriage became codified.

It's time for traditional churches to make a stand & to stop recognizing the states power over them on this issue or eventually they will be forced to perform marriages against their faith.

[Destro]

It's time for traditional churches to make a stand & to stop recognizing the states power over them on this issue or eventually they will be forced to perform marriages against their faith.

That is next.