I don't know if what Rap is saying is the same thing I believe or not, so let me spell out my position:

I think that every domestic partnership should be a civil ceremony, in other words, a union recognized and sanctioned by the state, with all the privileges, rights and responsibilities that the state allows and requires. If a couple wants to go further and have 'God' recognize and sanction their partnership, they can apply to the church, synagogue, or temple of their choice. At that point, if their c/s/t does not approve their merger, it can refuse, and the couple can apply to the next one.

That would get 'the church' out of the grips of the state and keep the state out of the church's clutches. It should be a concern of the church. I am surprised that this solution has not developed - nay, been demanded- over the years of transition from a religious state to a secular one.

I am not alone in this. It's not going to be changed next year but it makes sense that it will come.

Incest? Oh, puhleese. Siblings and parents can already live together and no one blinks an eye. I remember a time when unmarried couples - even heterosexual ones - could be prosecuted for cohabitation. And when checking into a motel together required fake ID.

Thanks for the laugh, Saul. You scared me at first.