thats something i didnt doactually, as it stands right now, Marriage is BOTH a religious institution AND a civil oneIt's not threatening to the separation of church and state because marriage is not a religious institution. If it is a religious institution and since the State legally recognizes marriages that means the line you "fear" has already been crossed.
Doh!
(Marriage is not a religious institution.)
the proposal is that it be confined to religion and keep the government out of it, and all legal matters currently contained in marriage be moved into civil union contracts that everyone can legally partake
Thank you for affirming my claim marriage is not endemic to religion.
i just stated that it CURRENTLY is both