Go ahead, Alabama Senate, separate church and state (Archibald/al.com)
By John Archibald | jarchibald@al.com
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on January 21, 2018 at 6:41 AM, updated January 21, 2018 at 2:18 PM
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You're so offended by the notion of two dudes saying "I do" that you want to scream "I don't." You're so offended, so worried some probate judge will abhor the law he or she was sworn to uphold that you'd divorce the whole institution of marriage from government.
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It would, as Albritton put it, properly separate church and state, and ease the pain of probate judges too morally conflicted to follow the law of the land on same-sex marriage.
OK. Fine. Fill out a form and pay the fee and call yourself a not-so-sacred union. Fine by me. But if we're going to be serious about separating church and state - and I'm all for that -- it's not nearly enough. Let's commit to the doctrine in earnest. From this day forward, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, 'til death do us take part.
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So don't bring your pastor or your peacenik or your snake handler in to pray for the opening of your government meetings anymore. Just read a legal notice instead:
Dear (God, Jesus, Allah, Shiva, Buddha, Brahma, Vishnu, Money, Endless Void, Science, Some Combination of the Aforementioned or Other). If you (Do or Do Not) exist, please (Do or Do Not) bless this place or the people in it. And help our leaders (Somebody, Anybody) make good decisions. Amen. (Or Aloha). Or Not.
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