“The government being involved in marriage licensing, is a relatively modern construct, before that churches performed the marriage ceremony because marriage is a religious issue.”
...and you guys think for a moment that once the government is cleared out of the way regarding marriage, they won’t come for the churches? That’s already happening in some countries when Christian leaders talk about traditional marriages.
And you really think that the state will prevent that if that intrusion happens here, just because they issue licenses......that is very naive on your part.
God Almighty has defined marriage, and the state has no business being in the marriage business.