Churhes should be allowed to marry (or refuse to marry) the following:

• women and men
• men and men
• women and women
• any number of people
• a human and his/her parent, sibling, or child
• a human and an animal
• a human and a Barbie doll
• a human and a cartoon character
• a human and Planet Jupiter
• a human and a metaphysical idea
• two animals
• two nonexistant things
• everything that has ever and will ever exist

Government should be allowed to marry (or refuse to marry) the following:

• NOBODY

Governments should offer civil unions for the following:

• any human beings of legal age and consent (defined by State law)
• any number of partners deemed administratively feasible by State law
• any domestic situation *especially* family members

Let religions have freedom. Keep the government out of marriage. Let the states figure out civil unions. Many countries do it this way… why is this so difficult for us?