What would happen if we just started calling the "legal part of the marriage" a civil union, and meant the "religious part of the marriage" when we said the word marriage? Drawing the concepts into popular usage would be like laying the groundwork for a new law to be passed.
The question then becomes, how do we make this change of word choice a popular change? Passing a law to validate the change would be a bridge we'd cross later.
I'm going to have to think of what I'd prefer to call a "private marriage."
The question then becomes, how do we make this change of word choice a popular change? Passing a law to validate the change would be a bridge we'd cross later.
I'm going to have to think of what I'd prefer to call a "private marriage."