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God and his Church are forbidden to marry citizens without government permission.
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The Church minister is not allowed to marry citizens without permission from government. Churches do not allow their ministers to marry people without permission from government.
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The minister must obtain a 'permit document' from government first.
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In addition to letters, signatures and other proof, the minister must swear an oath to the government before he can obtain a 'permit' to perform a marriage in a Church.
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Citizens must obtain a 'marriage license' before the minister is allowed to marry them. In Virginia the license costs $33.00, cash only. The celebrants are required by government to furnish and prove social security numbers, for tracking, before the license is issued.
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Under the law, the minister becomes a 'special agent of government' when he is granted his 'permit' and when he signs the marriage document for the married couple. He does not perform the ceremony as a minister, he performs the ceremony as agent of government. If you believe he is a minister and acts as an agent of government, where is the "separation?"
The Church Minister, employed by the Church is indeed a single active human representative of a trinity, the Church, God and the Government, all three in one human. Clearly, all three agencies are represented combined. "Separation" of Church and State" does not exist!
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If it were not so, the tax status of the married couple would not change as a result of his marriage ceremony and signature - but it does. Both Federal and State Tax status is changed when the minister / agent of government signs the marriage document.
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When the minister recites the verbal commitments and the couple agree to them during the ceremony, that becomes part of the legal contract but is not recorded.
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No one knows the terms of the marriage contract before the fact, but we know the marriage contract is with the judicial government, not necessarily with the two people.
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We see the vehicle document that transforms the minister into an agent of government but we do not see a document that removes that obligation from the minister. He surely continues to be an agent of government under the law.
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The Tax status of the Church property is determined by the government.
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The Tax status of the Church money is determined by the government. The Government can shut the Church down by changing its Tax status.
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The Tax of Church employees is government.
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The occupancy of the Church building is government controlled and regulated.
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Church pays a government tax on utilities.
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Many Churches have two ceremonies - a civil government ceremony and a church ceremony. But clearly, all Churches must have the civil government ceremony first.
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Most States have forms of something called 'Doctrine of Necessaries.' These laws allow hospitals to confiscate spousal property through the marriage contract even though the other spouse never owned the property. Thousands of houses are confiscated from people every year as a result of the government marriage contract document. Hospitals place liens on property at court houses and let the interest run for years - then they take the property. People are always surprised !
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All States are generally the same legally with some variations. Until recently in Virginia churches were not companies, churches were not corporations, and after five years of research we are not able in many cases to answer the question, "What is a church under the law in Virginia." We queried churches, the governor's office, Virginia Department of Taxation, State Corporation Commission, the Virginia Attorney General's Office, the Virginia Senate and other state and federal agencies. They all said, "We don't know." The best answer came from the legal department of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, "It's always been a nebulous thing."
For years churches in Virginia were forbidden by law from being corporations. Recently, Jerry Falwell Ministries sued the State of Virginia and won. Now churches are allowed to structure and register as corporations with a non-profit tax status. They are under the government corporation umbrella. Most churches in the United States are state corporations.
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After five years of research into this matter, I know, there is no separation between church and government, they are almost one. The Government controls every aspect of the Church and its people completely.
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