Churches don't perform marriages. They perform wedding ceremonies.
Marriages are, and remain, entirely a state entity. Because of religious influence on our culture, we allow priests (instead of judges) to sign off on the official documents, as part of their license as an ordained minister.
The rest of the wedding ceremony is entirely between the couple and their friends/family and their deity. The fact that most Christians can't tell the difference between a marriage and a wedding ceremony is just evidence of how deeply-entrenched their privilege has become.
Marriages are, and remain, entirely a state entity. Because of religious influence on our culture, we allow priests (instead of judges) to sign off on the official documents, as part of their license as an ordained minister.
The rest of the wedding ceremony is entirely between the couple and their friends/family and their deity. The fact that most Christians can't tell the difference between a marriage and a wedding ceremony is just evidence of how deeply-entrenched their privilege has become.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
