"The question is why is the government involved in our marriage?"
Because marriage is a merging of rights and property, and some entity has to record the contract and arbitrate should it be breached, which happens quite often. That entity has to be impartial and secular.
Duh.
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Date: 14/12/12 07:29 (UTC)Because marriage is a merging of rights and property, and some entity has to record the contract and arbitrate should it be breached, which happens quite often.
That entity has to be impartial and secular.
Duh.