re: #366 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

the distinction between the religious sacrament of marriage and the civil status of marriage is lost on a lot of people

Not lost on me, married under the law of the French Republic by the assistant mayor of the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The ceremony was, paraphrased: ya wanna get married? Ok, don’t fuck up the kids, exchange rings, photos, donations for the needy go in the basket over there. Vive la République !