• Throwdownyourgrandma@feddit.nl
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    1 year ago

    Marriage is not religious. Getting married in a church, with a priest and before God is the religious part.

    In a lot of countries you can get married without any religion being involved. Some government officials will then officiate the wedding.

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      Even true in the religious U.S., even in ultra-religious Indiana. My wife and I got married by a lawyer (a very old family friend) in a ballroom. We said we didn’t want any mention of god or religion and he complied. This was 23 years ago, but it hasn’t changed.