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Originally Posted by shinerbock
I think the problem they, and I, have is that there is no modern day difference between a church performed marriage and that of the state.
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In that argument, you seem to be assuming that the church (any church) has or should have the final input on marriage which seems to fly in the face of at least one of your previous posts.
Isn't the state the final arbitor of whether a marriage is legal?
Understanding that this is really "out there," what would happen if the State of (fill in the blank) decided that Christianity (yes, I go to church and am a Presbyterian Elder, so don't go there) is really a pagan ritual and that anyone who practices it is immoral and shouldn't be allowed to marry, and all weddings performed in a Christian church will be nullified and no further Christian marriages will be allowed?
Isn't the way religion influences our government and society in cases like this dangerously close to crossing that line between Church and State that the framers of our Constitution were so concerned about?