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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
That's not true. A marriage license is in effect when completed, whether or not clergy is involved. Someone does not need state permission for a religious marriage, or religious permission for a civil marriage.They are legally separate things, though a religious marriage greases the wheels for a civil marriage. No change in terminlogy would be necessary.
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This is what I am thinking too. The "ceremony" is just that..a ceremony. You will be married, ceremony or not. As far as I'm concerned, the ceremony is a lot of fuss that is more than likely be diminished with the couple getting divorced in a matter of years (isn't the divorce rate like 51% or something? No one seems to mention that when it comes down to respecting the institution of marriage...isn't it 'till death do you part?)
At any rate, I'm getting quite sick and tired of this, "Well, these people over here can have all these rights, but those over there can not". At least, that's how I see it.
