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WinkyDink

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7. The ONLY legal marriage is one licensed by the State, which is why

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Sep 7, 2015, 12:14 PM

Sep 2015

all U.S. weddings---in a church; in a court; on a nude beach; in a Las Vegas drive-through---must be preceded by the purchase of a government license. "Married in the Eyes of God" won't get you death benefits if that's all you have.

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To Kim Davis on her moral conflict [View all] kpete Sep 2015 OP

Brilliant dickthegrouch Sep 2015 #1

By issuing licenses? ejbr Sep 2015 #4

Being in jail for contempt of court truebluegreen Sep 2015 #9

Nicely done, but I suspect beyond the comprehension of Kim Davis. mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #2

I have a suspicion. ChazInAz Sep 2015 #6

Or a cabinet position Plucketeer Sep 2015 #8

Bravo! smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #3

My religious/Catholic relatives in Italy and Chile understand this. SharonAnn Sep 2015 #5

ironically with established churches theology becomes a public issue so it's *explicitly* MisterP Sep 2015 #11

Believe it or not, The Catholic countries are way more moderate Jamastiene Sep 2015 #14

The ONLY legal marriage is one licensed by the State, which is why WinkyDink Sep 2015 #7

Except in states which recognize common law marriage. Ms. Toad Sep 2015 #15

Operative words: "states" and "law." Still zippo re: Religion. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #18

Thank you nvme Sep 2015 #10

There is a parallel with the extreme RKBA types too: Reading comprehension problems. k&r Electric Monk Sep 2015 #12

Excellent definition of the issue. Thank you. jwirr Sep 2015 #13

She would be terrified by the word "homonym". Tipperary Sep 2015 #16

A homonymphobe! WinkyDink Sep 2015 #19

Lol! Tipperary Sep 2015 #21

She probably quit reading at " homonym". Good letter, k&r uppityperson Sep 2015 #17

the part in bold treestar Sep 2015 #20

These people don't care about this kind of logic Maven Sep 2015 #22