http://lewayotte.com/2009/11/05/the-real-question-1/ Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called... - 1 Timothy 6:11-12 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:43:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://lewayotte.com/2009/11/05/the-real-question-1/#comment-8382 Ken Smith Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:59 +0000 http://lewayotte.com/?p=1293#comment-8382 I think this is a great idea except for the fact that some people are not religious at all and are only married by a justice of the peace. There for if you take the government out of it completely then non religious people would not be considered married but just as "certified of unity" couples. I think the term marriage even without God represents a commitment between two individuals to be and work together as a whole towards a long and happy life together regardless of religion and that term married is sacred to some even without God. I do agree that to the government it is just a tax status and that they should have no rights at all to decide who should get married and when or where either. I think the vote should strictly be to not allow government to decide who can and can't be married like you say and when the question is stated that way you may find less ignorance from people who are scared by commercials about certain things and they will look at it more as wanting to have the rights that they really deserve to have as citizens in a supposed free country with equal rights. I think this is a great idea except for the fact that some people are not religious at all and are only married by a justice of the peace. There for if you take the government out of it completely then non religious people would not be considered married but just as “certified of unity” couples. I think the term marriage even without God represents a commitment between two individuals to be and work together as a whole towards a long and happy life together regardless of religion and that term married is sacred to some even without God. I do agree that to the government it is just a tax status and that they should have no rights at all to decide who should get married and when or where either. I think the vote should strictly be to not allow government to decide who can and can’t be married like you say and when the question is stated that way you may find less ignorance from people who are scared by commercials about certain things and they will look at it more as wanting to have the rights that they really deserve to have as citizens in a supposed free country with equal rights.

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