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To: irishjuggler
It was landmark U.S. Supreme Court precedent Reynolds v. United States in 1878 that made “separation of church and state” a dubiously legitimate point of case law, but more importantly; it confirmed the Constitutionality in statutory regulation of marriage practices.
24 posted on 05/27/2009 1:37:15 AM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood (Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood

That’s not on point. Legally, marriage in America is not inherently a religious institution. A couple atheists can - in all 50 States - get married by a state official, no ceremony and no sanction from any clergy required.


26 posted on 05/27/2009 1:41:44 AM PDT by BCrago66
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