Justice of the Peace, who can marry people civilly here in Texas.
I believe the sacraments are real and the seal of baptism is forever ... even if the person baptized (or those who got him baptized) might themselves be misguided or remain misguided through their own or by virtue of another's will.
Well, we used baptism as leverage to get the parents back into the Church.
If the sacraments are, as you say, "real," then we killed two birds with one stone.
... If the sacraments are, as you say, "real,"
And it's possible I can some room for their reluctance to give your opinions the weight of authority that would come with being a Deacon.