My take on the issue of (gay) weddings

The celebration of the beginning of new life in the baptism or dedication of an infant in church isn't tied to the production of a birth certificate. The recognition of the end of life in a funeral in church isn't connected to the production of a death certificate. So why do we (Christians) persist in thinking that the production of a marriage certificate ought to require a religious imprimatur? Why is it only with reference to marriage that we expect the church to function as an agent of the state? or the state to function as an agent of the church? To paraphrase deconstruct what Moses said: Let it go, my people.

This thought experiment is well worth pondering.