[Indy Pendance]

Go ahead, let them wed the government, let them get on the government roles, while hetro's will abide by their church rulings. If all normal folks forgo the government's approval, (ohhh that coveted piece of 'official paper') only gays would be registered. Let them be socked with the taxes (and registration). The only ceremony that matters is between me, my spouse and God. The government's only reason for getting into the marriage business is for generating taxes.

[VRWC_minion]

The government's only reason for getting into the marriage business is for generating taxes

That makes no sense. The reason gov't is involved is to impose obligations on spouses who can produce children so that the state doesn't end up being responsible.

[familyop]

"The government's only reason for getting into the marriage business is for generating taxes."

While doing a historical search on that (since I haven't seen any cited evidence from Libertarians who argue it), I found that there was a short period during which people in the American colonies refused to get marriage licenses to avoid an English tax. But even then, the people recorded marriages, and courts severely punished anyone who violated them. Before and after that short time of rebellion, marriage licenses were publicly recorded by the government.

The government has been in the marriage business all along. See the Law given to Moses.

After the marriage contract can be broken with no penalty to the divorcers in an increasingly pagan society like ours, it's a matter of short time before marriage and family are finished.

The Presumption Against Marriage

The Presumption Against Marriage, Part II