good question...

[acroyear]

Pharyngula: Although the idea of living in sin with my wife is deliciously tempting…:

Here's a curious poll: "If marriage is a sacred institution authored by God, should atheists be barred from marrying?"

One answer is sweeping the vote (and I don't think sending the Pharynguloid horde over there will change the trend), but Austin is making an interesting point. If gay people can't marry because their union violates some religious requirement, then shouldn't atheist marriages also be invalid? It seems to me that if you are arguing that marriage is a divine sacrament — and obviously, I don't think it is — then a consistent fundamentalist ought to be arguing for the denial of married status to unbelievers.

Thank God fundamentalists aren't consistent.

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I love the article. Interesting thoughts and a valid way of poking holes in people's arguments regarding marraige.