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Marriage is an economic union for the purpose of rasiing children. Anthropologically.
Shared assets shared labor etc.
Religiously its a whole different thing. . well not really but it has more mystical importance. However, at the end of the day, its still a union for the purpose of having kids.
The state has defined marriage over the years outside its religious meanings.
So the question is whether marriage is entirely secular and and is just an odd form of corporation either to raise kids or just pool assets.
In this case, it should be possible to have group marriages also because it could easily be argued that the combined assets of a group environment would exceed the assets of a nuclear family when it comes to raising kids.
As far as gays go . . . Marriage the way a lot of people are arguing it will be up to the individual churches. The state just has to make a dterminant on what the point of marriage is.
And don't think that the state has gotten involved in marriages out of respect for love. ITs money.
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