Some churches want out of “legal marriage business” so they can can focus on “spiritual blessings” not the “political stuff”
Jennifer Garza has a report in the Sacramento Bee titled: Some clergy want out of wedding duty: Marriage laws, lack of church commitment from newlyweds make faith leaders think twice.
The Very Rev. Brian Baker, dean of Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento, supports the bishop’s proposal . . .
“There are a lot of benefits in getting out of the legal marriage business,” he said. “This way the clergy and the couple can focus on the spiritual blessings the church has to offer and not the political stuff.” . . .
The idea of a secular marriage followed by a religious ceremony is something church leaders of various faiths have been discussing since the ruling on gay marriage, said Kent Carlson of Oak Hills Church in Folsom . . .