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In Agreement, But Different Reasons |
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Gregory Morris, 11/28/07 4:14:53 pm |
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A church in Minneapolis is refusing to marry straight couples. Well, not exactly... they are refusing to fill out the state paperwork to make the marriages legal. Their reasoning is that if they can't legally marry gay couples, they won't legally marry straight couples either.
Now, I'm not 100% in agreement with their reasoning, but I would love to see more churches take this stance. I've always said that marriage is between me, my wife, and my God. There is no room in that relationship for the state. The state grants us a legally binding (contractual) union, and nothing more. Couples getting married in the above-mentioned church will have to see a judge to make their marriage "official". That seems like proper separation of roles. You are married within a church (or not, if that is your preference) and the government takes care of the legal nonsense. Hmmmm. Come to think of it, it is silly that the state is involved in interpersonal contracts. I don't see where the government comes into play, unless a judge is needed to resolve a dispute. |
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