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Originally Posted by aegsm76
Aquila - so you believe the government should allow multiple partner and same-sex marriages?
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Does the "government" have the right to define marriage? This whole debate exists because the government tried to meddle and prevent mixed marriages by requiring marriage licenses. Therefore, the problem exists because of the government's intrusion into the private lives of citizens. Had they left well enough alone, I doubt society would do more than laugh at a same gender couple claiming to be married.
Where does the "GOVERNMENT" get the authority to offer a "license" to marry? By doing so, they are implying that any marriage that the government doesn't license is illegal... you don't have the right to marry who you choose without the "governments" blessing. It makes your marriage a state institution and extends the government's power into your private life and the lives of your children. How many faithful fathers have been severely burned in a divorce because of the government's statutes on divorce?
Frankly, marriage has increasingly become an exploitive and often oppressive institution since the government got it's hands on it. They want you to pay for their blessing (the license). The government wants you to pay attorneys, court costs, and that which is stipulated by the courts in the event of a divorce. It's a money making scheme designed by attorneys. What ever happened to personal liberty? If a church solemnizes a wedding, witnesses, the union or recognizes it, that alone should be enough. If the couple wishes to divorce and part peacefully, let a notorized writ of divorcement be filed and it settled. Custody should be split down the middle or as the writ of divorcement states, if both parties agree. If one party wishes to sue for damages or full custody, let them take the other party to court.
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