Basically once you have a license to get married, it's up to YOU where you perform the ceremony as long as it is performed by someone who is licensed to perform the ceremony and you have witnesses.
The civil part is the license.
The religious part is when you do it in a church.
People have their little brains in a twist because they think that they will have to allow same sex marriages in their churches.
The Canadians know what they're doing. In fact, their new law that is in the process of being passed specifically states that they are not forcing any religion to marry anyone they don't want to. That still hasn't changed at all.
Funny thing is, people here in the US can't understand the fact that it is the benefits bestowed on the state is what is important.
You can keep your church ceremonies. it isn't a problem between church and state. It never has been. It's when people equate marriage with RELIGIOUS Marriage, that is, the church ceremony that they seem to think that they're going to be forced to marry same sex couples.
Re: it's the whole civil versus religious thing....
Basically once you have a license to get married, it's up to YOU where you perform the ceremony as long as it is performed by someone who is licensed to perform the ceremony and you have witnesses.
The civil part is the license.
The religious part is when you do it in a church.
People have their little brains in a twist because they think that they will have to allow same sex marriages in their churches.
The Canadians know what they're doing. In fact, their new law that is in the process of being passed specifically states that they are not forcing any religion to marry anyone they don't want to. That still hasn't changed at all.
Funny thing is, people here in the US can't understand the fact that it is the benefits bestowed on the state is what is important.
You can keep your church ceremonies. it isn't a problem between church and state. It never has been. It's when people equate marriage with RELIGIOUS Marriage, that is, the church ceremony that they seem to think that they're going to be forced to marry same sex couples.
That couldn't be farther from the truth.