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What if a state banned marriage between two athiests?

2009-06-27 10:58 PM

Frank K
Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 25

One of the principle arguments used by proponents of Proposition 8 in California was that marriage is a "sacred institution" between a man and a woman. So if we were to accept this "sacred" argument, how would the various churches that heavily campaigned for the ban on gay marriage on sacred grounds view marriages between two athiests (man and woman)? How could a marriage between two non-believers be considered "sacred" under the church doctrine? If those same churches got together and sponsored a measure similar to proposition 8 but targeted athiests instead of gays, might it pass? Athiests are a minority in California.

Would a marriage of an athiest man and athiest woman be more "sacred" than a marriage of two Christian lesbian women?

As the American Athiests pointed out, the California voters and the California Supreme Court have set a dangerous precident in allowing the majority (mostly Christians) to remove the civil rights of a minority based solely on Biblical Christian beliefs. What's next? Where does it all stop?

2010-03-08 06:00 PM

ChristyR
Denton, TX
Posts: 3

At some point there has to be a revolution, doesn't there?

It's hard enough to find someone who isn't repulsed by the idea of not being married in a church! :)

I don't think that would fly. Wouldn't an Atheist and Christian marriage would be less "sacred" in the church's eyes than a fully atheist companionship?

I would think it would rule out any marriage that wasn't 100% Christian. I doubt a Baptist church would find it any more "sacred" for a Christian woman to marry a Muslim man over an Atheist man.

As much as they may try for it, there are too many factors to consider for it to happen.