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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We distinguish God from all other gods by the capital letter.  Why not also distinguish those marriages consecrated by Him as Marriages.  The First Amendment protects the right of clergy to determine whom they Marry, but marriage, as a legal contract between adults, should have no discriminatory restrictions on the basis of race, gender, nationality, or any of the standard protected classifications.

This would have the virtue of distinguishing between civil unions and religious unions without requiring that laws be rewritten or that a new classification be created that might or might not have all the legal benefits of marriage.  When a couple is Married, they are thereby recognized as married, just as now, but they can get married without getting Married, just as now.  The only difference is that those who believe that the Court has no right to define Marriage can be comforted by the fact that they were only dealing with marriage.[/quote]

First, since some religions have decided to recognize same-sex marriages, does that mean those couples are Married because they did it in a church in front of God? Who gets to decide whether the capitalized term applies to them - the couple or the observer? Say a Catholic looks at a homosexual Jewish couple. The Jewish couple would say they are Married, but the Catholic would say they are only married.

Then you get to the next level of lunacy. Does that mean that you would also have to capitalize/non-capitalize Husband and Wife? One gay Jewish man would introduce his spouse to the Catholic and say, "We're capital M Married and this is my Husband, Bruce." To which the Catholic would reply, "Nice to meet you, but you're only little m married in the eyes of my God." [/quote]

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