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The government recognizes and rewards marriage for one reason only?it is that, for the most part, within the institution of marriage, children are born and cared for.
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Legal Diva, this is an inaccurate statement of the law. Read Turner v. Safley; the Supreme Court unanimously stated that legally recognized marriage has many purposes that have nothing to do with children, and that the right to marry cannot be denied on the basis that the marriage cannot produce children or help to raise them.
This may be why you or your church recognize and reward marriage, and that's perfectly legitimate; it's just not why the government does.