| SimonSaysFYou said: I think this should satisfy everyone! And for once a Civil matter will be handled in a civil manner and the church and the people of the church would have no way to make legislation based on religious believes in order to discriminate against anyone! 1. Separation of Church and State. From now on any marriage performed by the church will not be recognized by the state unless it is officiated by a Justice of the Peace. This would mean if you were married by a church leader and not a JP your marriage is not recognized by the state and you get none of the legal benefits of Civil Marriage. *Church marriage will simply be a ceremony recognized by the church alone* |
Is this not how it is already? Even marriages in a Christian church are not recognized as a legal union until you obtain a marriage license from a judge (aka married by a Justice of the Peace). Or do churches these days have the ability to grant marriage licenses now?
