Shii Posted:

This entire post is basically the definition of “semantics.”

Call the rituals what you want, I’m talking about splitting up “marriage” into legal and religious sides. Right now the controversy is erupting because gov’t is trying to legislate something that is a religious ritual at its heart, and has government tax benefits at the side. Make something overarching to handle the tax and government parts and let them define that however they want; then let the religious do whatever they want with THEIR half of it.

Um, why do you bumume that marriage is a religious ritual at its heart? It may be religious from your perspective, but it really isn’t to everybody and hasn’t always been.