On Marriage and other thoughts

1 Tim 4:1-3
1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.

I realize I talk about a lot of things here, some of which I probably have no right to talk about. This is another one of those issues. I was reading up on the news and I read an article who's title says "California bans 'bride' 'groom'". (to read the full article Click Here Sept 9th entry)

"Brides" and "grooms" are no longer allowed to marry in the State of California.

That privilege is only extended to individuals who allow themselves to be called "Party A" and "Party B" on marriage licenses...

The couple had written the words "bride" and "groom" next to "Party A" and "Party B" because they wanted to be legally recognized as husband and wife.

However, the Placer County marriage license was denied.

EDIT:: In recent news, I believe the law was repealed.

Ok, so what's the problem with this? Is there something important in the names used to describe the people in a wedding? Perhaps not, but this issue goes much deeper and the real question we need to ask is, what is a marriage? On a side not, I believe we don't have a clear understanding of what a marriage is and that's one of the reasons the divorce rate is so high. If it's a legal binding between two people that comes with certain economic and social perks, then fine, yeah the names you use don't matter.

But what if it's more than that...

If you're a Christian, when a man and a woman come together in marriage, it's supposed to be a binding of two people. The two become one! WHAT?!?! haha it's a mystery Paul says, and I don't know how it works, but there is this God induced combination that happens through it. It's supposed to be something that lasts as long as you are alive because in Heaven you will neither be married or be given in marriage. To be separated after God puts you together it seems is going directly against the will of God. Does God separate you from the one He brought you together with? That doesn't seem right.

Although, I'm not sure what is right anymore. I personally think we're very very screwed at this point. Maybe God is bringing economic downturn to us so that we will turn back to Him. I heard a pastor once say, that if God needs to bring us to breadlines He will. If our cars will rust because we have no oil, God will do it. God have mercy on us.