Posted on 06/26/2015 6:13:42 PM PDT by Duke C.
right - none of that had anything to do with whether or not a couple meets the requirements to obtain a state marriage license - none of those things are requirements and were irrelevant. The loneliness was also irrelevant - no one was prohibiting from living with anyone, nor prohibited even from having a ceremony and declaring themselves ‘married’ - that was not banned...there were simply standards for being able to get a piece of paper. The Court injected a bunch of problems and issues that didn’t even exist and weren’t before it as a legal matter as a basis for its ruling.
I agree with that - legislatures should now begin repealing statutes calling their licenses “marriage” licenses and leave that institution up to the churches.
Don’t forget cousin marriage.
Your forgot the right to marry your sibling, parent, child, grandparent, autn/uncle, mother in law, etc,...
Also incestuous relations and beastiality! Please....brother and sister LOVE each .....and Fred LOVES his Sheep.
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