Marriage was first taxed by the King of England as a way to increase his coffers. That was the introduction of Government interference in what was considered to that point to be a religious, or church sanctioned institution only.
In modern times, Marriage Licenses are both a way for Government to "tax" an activity to increase its coffers and a contract between those who marry and the State.
The contract is the license, which is governed by State Laws (which vary state to state) which defines what happens when the marriage is dissolved. Think alimony, child support, division of assets, etc..
The word "marriage" therefore has been corrupted by the State (think: Government) which incorrectly leads people to believe that the Government can regulate or specify who can/cannot get married.
The reality is, marriage is a religious ceremony performed within the constructs of a church. Yes, it is possible to get married in a church without a license (in some, not all states) the issue is the State (Government) will not recognize the marriage w/o the marriage LICENSE which the state requires if a couple is to take advantage of specific benefits such as tax advantages, ability to speak for the other in the event of serious illness or death and the like.
Now, if we Christians were to seriously revolt against the Government on this topic, we could simply do it by getting married in the church and rejecting the "marriage license" and all it entails by the State. This of course also means refusing the 'tax breaks and benefits' which means giving up several financial advantages the State's "Marriage license" provides.
This would put marriage firmly back in the churches where it belogs, and get Government "out of the marriage business" where it's never belonged.
The other benefit would be gays could no longer claim the term "marriage" since any God fearing, bible believing church would never perform a "gay marriage." That reduces the gay agenda to simple "civil unions" (which in effect, is what every marriage is at the State level.)
I've always argued the core issue isn't anything to do with creating "civil unions" and including the same "benefits' as heterosexual couples enjoy today.
For the gay agenda it's really all about corrupting the institution of marriage, and by extension the Church and Christianity.
That's their real intent.
There soon is not enough workers to pay for the non workers. Unions alone is a good demonstration of the controls at any cost they intend to put in place. If workers do not produce then it is a failure and collapse coming.
God help us in America to see where we are, what comes next and how to stop and turn around as much as possible NOW!!!
Bless America,bind the evil being forced down our throats day by day. Let us not be deceived, forgive us LORD for our sins, have mercy on America, in Jesus name and for his sake, amen.