2006-10-26 03:47:27 · 13 answers · asked by kissmybum 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The religious rite and you marriage license are two different things.
2006-10-26 03:49:52 · answer #1 · answered by trouthunter 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A marriage license issued by the state is a legal contract, more specifically a civil contract meaning it is upheld in civil court.
The religious blessing of the marriage union is a religious rite.
These are two distinctly different aspects of marriage. The state accepts the marriage of two people of all faiths, ethnicities, national origins, etc. It also has no problem issuing a new license to those previously found guilty of defrauding and stealing a prior partner thru marriage. The state freely grants licenses to convicted child abusers and wife beaters. It does not consider prior convictions of murder or any other criminal act. Yet, the union of two loving, honest, tax paying people who are of the same sex is forbidden based on certain (but not all) religion's beliefs.
This mixing of religion in the legal system is contrary to the rest of our form of governance!
2006-10-26 11:06:29 · answer #2 · answered by Alex62 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The religious ceremony is part of the church's own doctrines, but every ceremony includes the "civil" part....signing the marriage license. The Priest/Pastror/Minister serves from the Governments point of view, no other purpose then being a designated person, who is allowed to officiate weddings, and ensure the requirements of the marriage license are met.
2006-10-26 10:54:40 · answer #3 · answered by Peter B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally, yes. Perhaps the definition of "legal marriage" should be changed to equaling a civil union; marriage is indeed a religious bond that not all religious institutions agree upon.
2006-10-26 10:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Marriage is a two-prong event -- religious and legal. It is a contract by morals. The morality should be solely in the hands of those being married and their faith. The contract should be solely in the hands of the legal system.
I'm gay. Me and my partner go to a Baptist minister and ask him to marry us. Rightly so, he laughs us out of his office and cautions us about the Lord's wrath.
So instead we go to a pagan friend & minister-- who is so excited he turns wedding planner and me and my mate have to constantly rein him back in to what WE want our marriage to be like.
So, with minister arranged, my mate and I go to the county clerk's office and ask for a marriage license -- the clerk should look us in the eyes and say, "I'm terribly sorry, but marriage is an intrinsically religious affair. Would you like the Union/Joining Contract though?"
2006-10-26 10:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had a civil ceremony because I do not believe in the church or God. My marriage is recognized by the government, and that is where it should stay.
That's why I don't understand why people get in such a tissy when homosexuals want to get married. Marriage doesn't always get recognized by the church, and it doesn't have to. I think that any human being should be able to get married and get a marriage certificate.
2006-10-26 10:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by Heck if I know! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't they have to be legally joined anyway? Does a church have to be involved, I thought that any person legally entitled to joining two people in wedlock could perform it.
If marriage is a religious right then mixing it with the law goes against the first ammendment.
2006-10-26 10:54:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think all marriages now in the UK contain a civil part, that is the licence. I know in Germany, you have to have a civil ceremony. You can then choose to go to a church afterwards if you wish to.
2006-10-26 10:52:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grand parents had a arrange marriage. Would you call it civil arranged union? Sound like a railroad conference.
Hey so long I can take Itemized deduction at april 15 I don't care what they call it.
2006-10-26 10:51:28 · answer #9 · answered by Kenshin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not just tell the government to stay out of the religious institution of marriage?
2006-10-26 10:59:25 · answer #10 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋