Magick, I seriously thought you were dead.
I'm alive and well, mio fra'. c:
What this usually means is;
I don't even know what I'm saying
I'm wrong and you're probably right for asking what I meant
Not to be rude, but I really have little idea of what you are trying to say. So, I guess I'll just comment with my two cents.
Marriage as it is today draws from a number of different places. From a legal perspective, it started to claim property over women, as a safe guard for two lovers, or to act in assistance to records and what not. Financially, it was a transfer of property, that is woman and their dowry, from one family to another or, again, a safe guard for families for inheritance and what not. Spiritually speaking, it was the movement of man becoming a monogamous (For the most part) being and sharing life with another, to start a family, and in ways to glorify God.
That being said, today there is a balance between the three. but in terms of a physical, binding marriage, any church can be a vehicle for the process that is ultimately approved by the government. Ministers preside over the ceremony, but in reality the county clerk approves the papers and certifies a license, which is then recorded and other people worry about rearranging ownership and wills and insurance and what not. Cutting out the middle man - that is, the church - is actually much cheaper (I'd assume) and two can merely go through a judge who is likewise certified to marry a couple. So, realistically speaking, religion has a very little significant place in modern society for the actual process of marriage. (Although, spiritually, it is nice to have and can be an important piece for the couple)
That being said, marriage, though a decent size industry in the United States, generates probably several billion dollars yearly. So it really isn't a concern of the government all that much. There will always be weddings, same love marriage or not, and if anything same love marriages would generate significantly less considering homoloveuals are not a majority nor would most (More likely than not) be going to a church but rather straight through a judge with a simple ceremony.
And really, the government has shown significant opposition to same love marriage and that may very well be because they lack proper representation in any branch of government for homoloveuals and because of really ignorance people have shown to the matter. Simple tolerance is important. You may not always agree with someone, but that doesn't mean you should hold them back from something that isn't unreasonable. I suppose with a strong bias, though, it is hard to differentiate what is and isn't reasonable.
That was more like a $1.50, but I guess you get the point. :u
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