nostr:npub148rwe7md46exnal9hqc9xpnkhnm8sy9mcfn25dwuw9xah0m3upaq57m85g It's actually Alexander Topping, whom I'm quoteing above, who speaks of a "change in law." Because marriage is both a church ritual and a secular contract recognized by the state (if., that is, a couple wants the former), then ministers performing marriages have to be sure to conform to what the law in their society permits vis-a-vis marriage.