Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Clergy here can not do a civil marriage, so that is different. My
>> parents married in the church more than 5 months after their civil
>> marriage. I don't know how (un)common that was in those days.
> 
> That is an interesting difference.

	Isn't it the same in the US? For the government to recognize a
marriage, it has to be registered. Isn't the use of religious figures
just a cultural move that has no legal significance?

(Unmarried person asking)

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