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Writer's Block: Church and State
Jan. 4th, 2009 10:32 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
Absolutely not.
The government should put together a concept of civil union that is independent of any restrictions of gender, sexual orientation, number of participants, etc. This would be something that can be entered into by filling out the proper paperwork, etc., with no religious element required- or allowed.
Marriage could be defined by each and every religion/tradition in each their own way... but it would be entirely independent of civil union. It would have no legal force whatsoever. The government would not interfere in marriage, except to limit it to consenting, competent human adults.
EDIT: made that last sentence more restrictive. Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking.
Absolutely not.
The government should put together a concept of civil union that is independent of any restrictions of gender, sexual orientation, number of participants, etc. This would be something that can be entered into by filling out the proper paperwork, etc., with no religious element required- or allowed.
Marriage could be defined by each and every religion/tradition in each their own way... but it would be entirely independent of civil union. It would have no legal force whatsoever. The government would not interfere in marriage, except to limit it to consenting, competent human adults.
EDIT: made that last sentence more restrictive. Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking.
