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Counties Just Stop Performing Weddings

By Sean Sirrine

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I have always said that I believe that the state shouldn't be in the business of performing weddings and should just issue civil unions. I believe that "marriage" is aterm of art best left to religious oganizations.

Looks as if a few counties down in California have decided thisis the best way to deal with the ability of gay couples to get married; just don't perform marriages.

In fact, the yare discussing just doing away wiht marriage licenses all together.

From ABC News:


There are three counties in California which have completely stopped performing weddings because of the State Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriages. Those are Kern, Calaveras, and Butte County.

The Kern County clerk in Bakersfield will still be issuing the new marriage licenses but will not perform any marriage ceremonies.

. . . . .

Many people are trying to get the Kern County Board of Supervisors to approve an ordinance that would ban the clerk from even issuing marriage licenses. Supervisors will look at that proposal next week.

Full post as published by Objective Justice on June 18, 2008 (boomark / email).

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