Is that really in question, that Marriage is a religious institution.
Is that being debated?
I think it is clear that 'Marriage' connotates religion, and that it is a
religious institution with deeply rooted religious traditions.
The Sacrament of Marriage is religious.
The Law and State view of the Union of a couple, is not religious and that is
what the license is for. There is no need for a state license to be bound in the
Sacrament of Marriage, whether Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Protestant etc.
It is very possible for people to obtain a Marriage license without being a part
of any religious group and be recognised as married by the state, but not by any
religion.
I am putting forward that there is demonstrable seperation between the two.
They can and usually do occur in parallel, but they are different.
-Gel
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From: Monique Boea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 3:10 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Civil Union (was RE: Senate rejects move to ban same-sex marriage)
This is true.
But the definition of marriage is one of the issues being questioned in the
debate.
The argument is that marriage is a religious institution and because of
that, the government should have no say so in it.
So then why must I have a licence to marry?
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