[mrs. a]

I fear that, within the next five years, legislation will be put into place declaring that religious ceremonies will no longer be recognized. Only a civil ceremony will be considered valid for legal purposes.

[COBOL2Java]

I fear that, within the next five years, legislation will be put into place declaring that religious ceremonies will no longer be recognized. Only a civil ceremony will be considered valid for legal purposes.

That's fine. You go to your place of worship to get your "real" marriage certificate with the vows before God, and then later on you go to the government render to Caesar what is his.