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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (94802)	11/8/2008 1:18:19 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 541402

Is marriage a religious or a government institution? And if it is religious, why do you need to get the permission of the state? And why don't you need to get the permission of some (any) church, since it sez, "To any person authorized.."? RCW 26.04.050 Who may solemnize. The following named officers and persons, active or retired, are hereby authorized to solemnize marriages, to wit: Justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, judges of the superior courts, supreme court commissioners, court of appeals commissioners, superior court commissioners, any regularly licensed or ordained minister or any priest of any church or religious denomination, and judges of courts of limited jurisdiction as defined in RCW 3.02.010. mrsc-web.mrsc.org