So churches will no longer be “ licensed” to perform “ marriage” which has now become a legal construct
Let the state be the issuer of “ marriage” licenses and let the churches provide religious service and religious sacraments to those who wish to consecrate their status in the eyes of God . Members of their parish in good standing who follow the doctrine of that faith
If it is a “ constitutional right” then who do people have to buy a state license to register it? Isn’t that more onerous than a voter id?
“Let the state be the issuer of marriage licenses and let the churches provide religious service and religious sacraments to those who wish to consecrate their status in the eyes of God.
A good idea, and one that solves the problem of devout widows and widowers who want to marry but will lose their late spouses pensions if they do.
Exactly. If marriage is on a par with free speech and religion as a fundamental right, then the government has no authority to require anyone to get a license to get married. Effectively then, anyone can marry anyone.
Agreed. But one thing the church has been negligent in doing: marking those churches outside of the Christian faith by approving such marriages. Delegitimize them similar to the pronouncement that happened immediately after the ruling.
Kinda like a background check to buy a gun. It turns a right into a government granted privilege.