If someone is atheist or chooses not to practice their religion then no skin off my back.  I am not self absorbed enough to think that my way is the only way.   I have chosen to be Christian but I struggle constantly with my own beliefs but part of being one is accepting that certain points and institutions in my life are different because I involve God in them.  

Don't confuse my belief system with your rights or your marriage.    You're point is exactly my point.  Who draws the line?  The state?

Roy says it's impossible and he's probably right but the only real answer IMHO is for the state to give out civil licences to both of us so there is no debate.   We're equal in the eyes of the state and what we choose to do in our private lives is private.  I don't care what you call it and you don't care what I call it.    

Roy asks which side we should favor.   How can you expect agreement from a non-religous and a religous person on a religous institution?  The moderate to non religous says make it all marriage.  The moderate to religous person says no way it doesn' match my beliefs.   To quote Clive Owen..."Here in lies the rub".