Judge in Tennessee won't grant a divorce because he says since the supreme court says what marriage is.
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The government issues licenses and certificates for legal marriage. The church can do sacramental marriage.
You can have a government marriage with no church involvement, and you can have a religious ceremony without any government recognition.
You can, but none of the legal benefits of that marriage are recognized.
edited to add: although, only once in 10 years have I been required to present my marriage license/certificate to prove my husband and I are legally married...and it was to get health insurance spousal benefits.
You can, but none of the legal benefits of that marriage are recognized.
edited to add: although, only once in 10 years have I been required to present my marriage license/certificate to prove my husband and I are legally married...and it was to get health insurance spousal benefits.
Which is why I said that two separate types of marriage already exist. Legal and religious. You can hove on or the other or both if you so choose.
You can, but none of the legal benefits of that marriage are recognized.
edited to add: although, only once in 10 years have I been required to present my marriage license/certificate to prove my husband and I are legally married...and it was to get health insurance spousal benefits.
If you are being married for religious purposes, why do you need the legal benefits? After all, marriage is for God right?
That was the purpose of jjrose's post. You can get married for religion, government, or both. Don't want the government involved? GREAT! Go to your church and have a ceremony, and don't worry about the benefits. If you are worried about the benefits, then you are saying government should be involved. Which is it?
Especially since this has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with a Supreme Court that has been way, way, way out of it's depth lately yet a damned idiot atheist chimes in anyway.
Sorry. No one's going to wear a gag just to protect your delicate sensibilities. If you want to participate in a public forum, you should toughen up.
My point is that only one of those marriages is legally binding and valid - and that is the government one.
If a couple chooses only to get married in a religious ceremony, it will have no legal benefits.
Personally, I don't care...but they are not the same thing.
I am going to assume that the god would only recognize marriages of a religious ceremony. Therefore, civil marriages/divorces need not concern religious folks.
I am going to assume that the god would only recognize marriages of a religious ceremony. Therefore, civil marriages/divorces need not concern religious folks.
Agreed. No church will be "forced" to recognize marriages they don't agree with, and no government should deny the ability to marry to any two people who choose to enter into that contract.
They were shut down or fined or thrown in jail for refusing to violate their first amendment rights. Simple as that. Not going to argue with someone that's clearly wrong and clearly has an agenda.
Lol everyone has an agenda, you have an agenda, these people have an agenda.
What clearly is wrong is when your agenda interferes with someone else's life. A marriage certificate is a legal document that brings medical, economic, and other benefits to a couple. It affects you in no way that another couple receive a marriage certificate.
The Bible, Jesus and God never tell people to try to control other people's lives, so what you all are doing is WRONG.
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