Here's my solution to the problem:Since it seems that "marriage" has some biblical (i.e. religious) basis, why not keep it as such?Eliminate the idea of having to get a governmentally-provided "marriage license", and change it to a "civil union license", grandfathering all current marriage licenses to be considered civil union licenses. But going forward, the government would provide just a "civil union license" on a state-by-state basis, and each state would make the determination who qualifies for that - be it male with female, or male with male, or female with female, or even human with animal if that state should so choose.As for the "marriage" part of it, leave that in the church. Continue to have churches have the ability to "marry" people, with the only difference being that they'd get a "civil union license" instead of a "marriage license". That way it's up to each church to determine if they will marry only heterosexual couples or what-not. That way the "sanctity" of marriage is preserved, and yet allows for other types of unions as well.