I ask because one can get married and never go turn in the papers. In such case, they would be married in their hearts but not recognized by the Gov as husband and wife. Please don't say both but instead say equally important if you cannot pick.
I understand why people might say "god/my heart" but the reason people get married in the first place is because it means that when you die, your estate goes to your next of kin. When you die, that's your spouse. After them, it's your children or your parents if you don't have any kids. People got married to make sure the people they love most would be taken care of in the event of an untimely death, and if that marriage is not recognized by the governing power as legitimate, that estate will go to any surviving family you have or if you have none, back to the government itself. They sell your belongings in estate sales and sell the land once the house is empty. It doesn't become government property as much as bank property to be sold to someone else, but still.
Marriage, while a romantic ceremony and a gesture of romantic love, is very much a legal reassurance that you will be taken care of if something should happen to your spouse, and that they will make sure you have the means to stay alive after their death.
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Neither. It's only important to those married people
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But it should be both.
Marriage reasonably requires a formal recognition by a higher party, or else, what makes it different than another relationship involving a man and a woman? Sure, a man and a woman may truly and genuinely love each other, but there has to be something legally and sacramentally binding them. The Church and the state each have a legitimate stake in marriage. Marriages produce children and families, families produce neighborhoods, neighborhoods produce cities and municipalities, which produce states and provinces, which produce nations.
As for the Church, there's too much deeper theology to go into on it, but suffice it to say for now, a marriage between a man and a woman symbolizes the union between Christ and the Church.
So yes, it does in fact need to be both.
Government gives tax benefits, rights and more importantly inheritance rights. This is particularly dangerous in case you die and left your loved ones with nothing because the government will take all of it.
So it really boils down to "do you care enough about your loved ones or just yourself". Without government acknowledgement, you can't leave anything behind for your loved ones. Without God acknowledgement, you can simply move to another god.
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You're confused about what a marriage is, kiddo.
If your marriage is recognised in faith, then it will be registered through a church, mosque, synagogue etc.
But via a government, then it too will be recognised by faith.
Neither recognise cohabiting - which is what you're alluding to. Nor is it recognised as "marriage" by God.
In fact there are many who were killed as adulterers, and worse, in the bible and Torah for having such relationships.
Women who say they care more about God are disgusting liars. Mention to them the topic of pre-nups and they'll start throwing temper tantrums. They know that marriage serves their interests ONLY and that the governments supports them for having a vagina.
most important my wife recognizes it, else I'm screwed...
God is important.
Don't care about the govt, they should stay out of it... but they still charged their "fee" for the privilage of recording it.
Neither. Its neither the government's nor a supreme being's business. As far as I'm concerned if me and my future partner say we're married then we're married. I'm not signing a doccument or paying the government for a piece of paper.
Government can do what it wants for political and tax purposes but churches should stick with God's Law. Not bent to the government or society's waus.
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When the Government recognizes your marriage you get a sweet boost to your tax deduction for filing jointly. God cannot beat that deal.
A. Although G0d and "my heart" are not co-equal truths. You still can't marry your cat.
It's MOST important to not be married in terms of the government. That is the #1 thing to never do. Any woman who is saying that's important to her is a gold digger and trash and not to be trusted.
Do you really think God cares about marriages? I don't. On the other hand, the government makes money if you get married!
When I was married, I never thought about an imaginary being or the government.
"God/my heart" is not the same thing. Not everyone is a theist, feels like the question is a bit biased. It would probably be for legal reasons.
The problem is a woman's power over a man comes from the government.
Neither, to me.
God isn't real to me. The IRS is.
Government. God doesn’t keep records, silly.
Important that it is recolonized by God.
No marriage, no problem 😎
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