Reply #23: I reckon so, but still

[depakid]

we had to have a marriage certificate, even though we were "joined" in an art museum by a judge! And the whole "husband" and "wife" archetypes still applied. Looking back, I think we both liked each other better when we thought of each other more like "partners in crime." LOL.

If people wanted to get married by a preacher in church (or anywhere else) that's fine, but the church could have some say so about what went down.

I think it's a practical compromise for gays and lesbians, considering the circumstances in America today. Maybe 10 years from now, that will change. One can only hope.