Marriage
Marriage by the state is a three party contract giving the state not only judicial power over the contract but legislative and executive power. That is way to much power with little balance. That is not "The natural family" institutions of the past.
Marriage use to be a two party contract establishing a union based on that contract and fundamental natural law as "Husband and Wife", a great "domestic relationship".
Alan Keys, as much as I may respect him, is wrong in his conclusion and Rep. Mike Turner and other Lawmakers when they Consider Preventing ALL Marriage In Oklahoma are missing some important elements of the problem. They do not understand what they want to create and how to go about it.
With a two party contract you can still use civil courts to settle disputes but it would be the jury or if you choose together the judge who decides "fact and law" as we once did in the republics of America and not the legislature nor the executive branches of government which is what you have now...
Articles and Audio files
Holy Matrimony vs Marriage
Chapter 1. of the book The Covenants of the gods
Audio [2 hours]
http://keysofthekingdom.info/COG-01.mp3
Text
http://www.hisholychurch.org/study/gods/cog1mvm.php
The International Acceptance and Validity of Holy Matrimony
Is Holy Matrimony a Valid Union of a Man and a woman?
http://www.hisholychurch.org/study/bklt/marriagevalid.pdf
Printable 5" X 8 1/2" Pamphlets
http://www.hisholychurch.org/study/bklt/marriagevalidst.pdf
Standard 8 1/2"X 11" Print Friendly
Holy Matrimony vs. Marriage from the book "The Covenants of the gods"
What is the difference between Matrimony by the authority of God and Marriage as it is defined in a legal system?
http://www.hisholychurch.org/study/bklt/matrimony.pdf
Printable 5" X 8 1/2" Pamphlets.
http://www.hisholychurch.org/study/bklt/matrimonyst.pdf
Standard 8 1/2"X 11" Print Friendly.