[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by saden1

You're just playing word games. Over time, the roles of men and women within marriage have changed. Social views on multiple wives, interracial relations, and divorce have changed. Legal rules regulating everything from the treatment of children and division of property to the grounds for divorce have changed. If you want to qualify and classify what marriage is that is your prerogative, just don't expect us not to keep evolving and keep it moving.

I guess. I thought my "word games" were doing just that. Separating the religion from the secular. Ultimately, you're right - civil union, marriage, title it what you wish - as far as the state is concerned it's still a legally binding contract. My only thought was to clarify the distinction between church and state in this particular contract and the role each played in it.