Regardless of how one feels about marriage and how we define it, let's ask a more pertinent question: Why does anyone need a bureaucracy's permission to validate one's relationships? Getting a marriage license from the government is a relatively new thing, historically speaking. Clearly, it was a mistake.
Despite being in the NYT, this is worth a quick read:
The answer to any question about marriage is that government shouldn't be involved.
Marriage is a religious ceremony of faith and commitment.
Government should care only about power of attorney, joint ownership of property, and custody of children, all of which already exist outside of marriage.
Regardless of how one feels about marriage and how we define it, let's ask a more pertinent question: Why does anyone need a bureaucracy's permission to validate one's relationships? Getting a marriage license from the government is a relatively new thing, historically speaking. Clearly, it was a mistake.
Despite being in the NYT, this is worth a quick read:
https://archive.ph/uGTeq
The answer to any question about marriage is that government shouldn't be involved.
Marriage is a religious ceremony of faith and commitment.
Government should care only about power of attorney, joint ownership of property, and custody of children, all of which already exist outside of marriage.