Hillary Clinton declares 'gay rights are human rights'

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Marriage is a religious union that the government decided to get involved in. The only group that should have a say in what a marriage is - is the church.

Martin Luther said regarding marriage: "So many lands, so many customs,' says the common proverb. For this reason, because weddings and the married estate are wordly affairs, it behooves those of us who are 'spirituals' ("clergy") or ministers of the church in no way to order or direct anything regarding marriage, but instead to allow every city and land to continue their own customs that are now in use." He saw it as a sacred contract, but one that should be governed by civil law.

And Tribesman is right. Marriage had nothing to do with any sort of church or ceremony outside of telling someone "I marry you" until the church decided to bring themselves into it.