a church could just not do any marriage services at all
This.
It will be liberating for the churches to peel away from officiating what is a government licensed activity and an excuse for a party for far too many and return to performing wedding blessings
a church could just not do any marriage services at all”
This is the option chosen by our church. Minister does not perform any weddings but he will do Bible based pre-marital counseling by arrangement. Deposit for use is very substantial, no weddings performed on Saturday, Sunday or Wednesday evenings and there is a huge list of “thou shalt not’s” contained within the contract. The church structure is relatively new and does not contain a center aisle on purpose so it does not lend itself well to such services. Very, very few takers for this purpose.