Quote Originally Posted by SirDice View Post
So, if one is only able to get married by the Church, how the hell am I, being an atheist and straight, supposed to get married?
Take the church out of the picture to begin with and create a civil union with the DPALW as it foundational basis. The State then has no need to reconize church marriages. In essence the entire problem is nuetralized by utilitizing the legal framework that has already been provided and tested and truly seperating church and state. Divorce court would become a thing of the past as well. From the governmental level, it becomes a matter of administrating the contract.

The methodogy allows churches to maintain religious freedom without state interference and at the same time allows Gay to wed just as any other couple would. By removing "marriage" licences from the governmental level and instituting civil unions for everyone, a layer of total equality can be established without religios bias from any belief system, ie Christian, Muslim, Jewish and so forth.

Civil Union apply to everyone no matter what their belief system or sexual orientation. Church goes are still free to seek the blessing of their congragation as well if they so choose. Non-church goers will have exactly the same legal rights.