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Old 08-09-2010, 01:23 PM
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*But*, in the USA a religious official can do it all. In certain other countries (France and I think Brazil), there *must* be a civil official performing the wedding. What else you have done is irrelevant to the Civil Government.

I'd love to see that in the USA.

Randy
I was under the impression that the religious aspect was purely ceremonial, and that a marriage wasn't official until it was performed in front of a JOP. Was I mistaken?
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