http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/01...lic_1.html
I'm in full support of this and I hope something like this happens in other states as well. With more and more pressure from the LGBTXAP#$(click click) movement to force people to not just merely tolerate gay marriage but to compel them to participate in the ceremony as seen in the lawsuits related to private citizens refusing to bake a cake or rent out a hall for a gay marriage ceremony, it will be vital to have a legal basis for these people to not be made to act against their conscience.
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Instead of applying for a marriage license, a couple would submit a form to the probate judge swearing that they are of legal age, are entering the marriage willingly, are not already married and are not related by blood or adoption. The probate judge would record the form as the official marriage document.
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Under current law, a couple that has received a marriage license must also have a ceremony to "solemnize" the union. State law 30-1-7 broadly defines who can perform a marriage ceremony, including "any licensed minister of the gospel," "the pastor of any religious society," and active and retired judges and probate judges. The person conducting the ceremony is responsible for certifying the marriage to the probate court.
Albritton said the language about "licensed minister" is ambiguous and the requirement for a ceremony entangles the state unnecessarily in what should be a private affair. His bill abolishes the requirement for a ceremony.
The cost of having a marriage document recorded would be the same as applying for a license.
"It doesn't change the fees, it changes very little of the process," Albritton said. "But it does allow and kind of takes a libertarian view of getting the state out of it as much as possible and leaving the individuals to do as they choose and making the government recognize those marriages that are entered into."
I'm in full support of this and I hope something like this happens in other states as well. With more and more pressure from the LGBTXAP#$(click click) movement to force people to not just merely tolerate gay marriage but to compel them to participate in the ceremony as seen in the lawsuits related to private citizens refusing to bake a cake or rent out a hall for a gay marriage ceremony, it will be vital to have a legal basis for these people to not be made to act against their conscience.