OldSchool2 Posted November 19, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Share Posted November 19, 2014 from RNS:"What’s the surest way conservative pastors can avoid ever having to perform government-mandated gay marriages? According to one prominent religious journal and a growing number of ministers, the answer is not to perform any civil marriages at all."First Things, a conservative religious publication, has launched a movement encouraging pastors to refuse to perform marriages as representatives of the state. A signing statement called 'The Marriage Pledge' has been posted to their website where ministers can affix their names electronically ..."http://jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com/2014/11/19/dont-conservative-pastors-vow-perform-government-marriages/#sthash.PxPoWaZH.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 that's a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted November 19, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 19, 2014 I can see a lot of Christians having the religious wedding and then not bothering to seek the official marriage certificate. Which irks me. That is how the polygamous mormons handle their multiple wives. And how they get away with having polygamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qnts2 Posted November 19, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,875 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1,336 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/13/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted November 19, 2014 My husband said something similar to me. That he would ask the couple to go to a justice of the peace for a civil ceremony, and then he would perform the ceremony of marriage as a covenant between the couple and God, only if the covenant of marriage was according to scripture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shimshon Posted November 19, 2014 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 143 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/13/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/05/1967 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) . Edited July 19, 2019 by Shimshon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OakWood Posted November 19, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 867 Topics Per Day: 0.24 Content Count: 7,331 Content Per Day: 2.00 Reputation: 2,860 Days Won: 31 Joined: 04/09/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/28/1964 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Marriage is just a bit of paper anyway. It's the covenant with God that counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brothertaku Posted November 20, 2014 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 7 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/19/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted November 20, 2014 It is time to stand on the word of God, for it is a sure foundation. Just stand fast like the Hebrew children who refused to worship idols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool2 Posted November 20, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 I can see a lot of Christians having the religious wedding and then not bothering to seek the official marriage certificate. Which irks me. That is how the polygamous mormons handle their multiple wives. And how they get away with having polygamy.Not just Mormons but Muslims as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted November 20, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 20, 2014 I can see a lot of Christians having the religious wedding and then not bothering to seek the official marriage certificate. Which irks me. That is how the polygamous mormons handle their multiple wives. And how they get away with having polygamy. Not just Mormons but Muslims as well. I only know about mormon polygamy in my state and how they get away with it. I didnt know muslim polygamy happened in the us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool2 Posted November 20, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 I can see a lot of Christians having the religious wedding and then not bothering to seek the official marriage certificate. Which irks me. That is how the polygamous mormons handle their multiple wives. And how they get away with having polygamy.Not just Mormons but Muslims as well. I only know about mormon polygamy in my state and how they get away with it. I didnt know muslim polygamy happened in the us.They usually have one wife in the US and up to three more from whence they came. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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