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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
The lesson for religious conservatives out of the Massachusetts decision on gay marriage is, if you like your religious views, keep the government from getting entangled in them. If marriage was purely religious, then no one would dream of telling churches that they had to permit gays and lesbians to marry. But because it is a civil institution as well, politicians get to decide who gets to marry, and this opens it up for change. If church and state were truly separated in this regard, then the religious view of marriage couldn't be undermined in the way that many think it has been. In this way, the separation of church and state makes religion stronger.
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so you're saying the Church should tell the state it can't do marriages? you suggesting a government interfering with commerce argument, ala Detroit Edison?
