[Theophilus]

"marriage license" requirement is an intrusion in God's domain

God says: "vengence is mine", but he establishes the state as his ministers of vengence. Marriage licenses are a vestige of when our government used them as a tool in order to defend marriage.

[xzins]

I can't tell which direction you're taking in this. My point is that marriage precedes state and is a prerogative of God.

The state interference is marriage is an "allowance" by virtue of the state's proper handling of the estate of marriage. When it fails to properly administer the estate, then ministers of God can withdraw their permission for the state's involvement.

Render to God that which is God's.