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What’s good reason to deny marriage?

I have never had anyone give me an answer to this question: Name one nonreligious reason that can be used in a secular court of law to deny same-sex marriage.

No red herring arguments about someone trying to marry an animal, children under the legal age of consent, or family members. Forget about churches “forced” to marry gays. The separation of church and state goes both ways. As far as I know, the Catholic Church can still refuse to serve communion to non-Catholics or to marry non-Catholics or divorced couples. Polygamy is a separate issue. If a group of polygamists want to challenge the laws banning polygamy, that is their right as citizens.

AULCIE SMITH

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