I agree with this statement.
The only way to do that is to remove government from giving out licenses. Make all marriages under a contract. As it is today many couples go into marriage with the idea: 'well if it doesn't work I can always get a devorce.' Needless to say this is a direct result of the failures of bad law.
Contracts can change this for everyone. So with a contract when you enter a marriage you know exactly what you are getting into. Each contract can be different.
When someone asks you today what school did you goto. People ask you this to know what kind of schooling you actually got. Same should go with marriage. People will ask what institution did you get married under?
Perhaps we could answer, "Under the one that made divorce practically impossible."
Matthew 22:21Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
The holy marriage ceremony belongs to the faithful and to the church, so the government should stay out of it completely. That prevents the institution of marriage from being profaned by forced acceptance of that which is abbhorent to the faithful.
The rest of the equation is the realm of the law and the courts. This includes child custody, inheritance, common property, spousal benifits, etc.. This should be the subject of a private contract of domestic partnership between any adults who wish to enter into such a contract, be they hetro, homo, polygamist, or whatever. The only role the government has is in writing probate, child protection and joint tax filing laws and regs, which a domestic partnership contract must take into account if it is to be valid.
Under this system, God keeps his, Caesar keeps his, and everyone is free to do as they wish.
Right. Now, marriage is a contract between the husband and wife on one side and the government on the other. It should be between the husband on one side and the wife on the other.
Such matters have no place in the Constitution.
It pretty much is but you don't realize it until the divorce comes. Then you find out it was not as casual an agreement as you thought. The guys I know who are divorced are also broke. Atleast until their kids grow up.