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Marriage Best Left to Churches

Ellen_L Wrote: Dec 13, 2012 9:12 AM
who is? Nothing in this article speaks to the issue of multiple partners. She is only recommending the separation of church and state in regard to marriage. In fact, if you are patient the trends are in your favor and more so if the churches are not forced to deal with what should be personal matters.

The current conundrum regarding the legalization of same-sex marriage is what happens when church and state are mixed -- the topics become confusing and confused.

When I married my husband almost 15 years ago, I did so out of love and out of a desire to witness before God my commitment to him and his to me. The legal and tax ramifications did not enter into my head.

But for couples of the same sex, the legal and tax ramifications can be very important because their legal rights differ from those of heterosexual couples in a number of ways,...

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