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Dear Abby on Religious vs Legal Marriages
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 246925" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>According to the article...some churches feel so strongly about the separation of church and state that their clergy will no longer sign legal marriage certificartes/licenses. Chruches specifically named were The United Church of Christ, The Unitarian/Universalists and the Quakers.</p><p> </p><p>The part about the article that offended me was that the reasons given by those who opted for "religious marriage only" were specifically to qualify for government assistance, medicaid, and welfare.</p><p> </p><p>And I do feel that if you are living together as a family, then as far as those benefits are concerned...you should <em>qualify</em> for benefits as a family...and not be hiding the facts about who resides in your home.</p><p> </p><p>I admit that this is just my own little beef...feel free to remove this thread if it is too small-minded or offensive.</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 246925, member: 6546"] According to the article...some churches feel so strongly about the separation of church and state that their clergy will no longer sign legal marriage certificartes/licenses. Chruches specifically named were The United Church of Christ, The Unitarian/Universalists and the Quakers. The part about the article that offended me was that the reasons given by those who opted for "religious marriage only" were specifically to qualify for government assistance, medicaid, and welfare. And I do feel that if you are living together as a family, then as far as those benefits are concerned...you should [I]qualify[/I] for benefits as a family...and not be hiding the facts about who resides in your home. I admit that this is just my own little beef...feel free to remove this thread if it is too small-minded or offensive. --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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