Marriage benefits should be for all
Friday, March 30th, 2007
By Chris Fitzsimon
by Ralph Lambert, Guest opinion published March 30, 2007 12:15 am
At present, North Carolina law provides that marriage licenses may be issued only to one man and one woman. Ano-ther law forbids North Carolina to recognize marriages performed in another state between two people of the same gender. Given that there are already such laws in North Carolina, no constitutional amendment is needed to achieve the same thing.
Marriage has traditionally been considered a religious ceremony that then became recognized in secular law. As a religious ceremony, each church is privileged to perform marriages as they see fit. And that is as it should be. Religion is a very personal matter. As a secular, legal, contract between two people, however, there are other considerations. (more…)
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