--- title: "15 Civil Marriage Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 15 Civil Marriage quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Civil Marriage sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/tom-suozzi-6218_inequality_equal-civil-marriage-should-and-likely-w_1609805.jpg" --- > [Equal civil marriage should, and likely will, pass because of the public's growing unwillingness to sustain inequality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-suozzi/equal-civil-marriage-should-and-likely-will-pass-because-of-the/) [Tom Suozzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-suozzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/tom-suozzi-6218_inequality_equal-civil-marriage-should-and-likely-w_1609805.jpg) > [Simply put, if The Lord made homosexuals as well as heterosexuals, why should I discriminate against their civil marriage? I shouldn't, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-nelson/simply-put-if-the-lord-made-homosexuals-as-well-as-heterosexuals-why/) [Bill Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70a/bill-nelson-23398_lord_simply-put-if-the-lord-made-homosexuals_3165317.jpg) > [Civil marriage is a very serious problem. I think that even the religious understands that we must look for some kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avigdor-lieberman/civil-marriage-is-a-very-serious-problem-i-think-that-even-the/) [Avigdor Lieberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avigdor-lieberman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/avigdor-lieberman-38261_contradiction_civil-marriage-is-a-very-serious-problem_391147.png) > [I rise today in support of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act. I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-martin/i-rise-today-in-support-of-bill-c-38-the-civil-marriage-act-i-rise-in/) [Paul Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/paul-martin-15075_canada_i-rise-today-in-support-of-bill-c-38-the_817992.png) > [Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/civil-marriage-like-all-civil-rights-provided-by-the-government-must/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/anonymous-1_civil-rights_civil-marriage-like-all-civil-rights-pro_2729509.jpg) > [Many civil marriages are not considered 'holy matrimony' by religious institutions because they do not conform to the rules of the religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-suozzi/many-civil-marriages-are-not-considered-holy-matrimony-by-religious/) [Tom Suozzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-suozzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f1/tom-suozzi-6218_always_many-civil-marriages-are-not-considered_2780171.jpg) > [In Israel, there is no civil marriage. All elements of religious life - from the kosher certification of food to conversion to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bari-weiss/in-israel-there-is-no-civil-marriage-all-elements-of-religious-life/) [Bari Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bari-weiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/bari-weiss-7138_food_in-israel-there-is-no-civil-marriage-all_453659.jpg) > [Our prayers at this time are prompted by the fact that the Governor of Illinois today is signing into Illinois law the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-paprocki/our-prayers-at-this-time-are-prompted-by-the-fact-that-the-governor/) [Thomas J. Paprocki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-paprocki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/thomas-j-paprocki-45222_facts_our-prayers-at-this-time-are-prompted-by_2088725.jpg) > [Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-h-marshall/because-it-fulfills-yearnings-for-security-safe-haven-and-connection/) [Margaret H. Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-h-marshall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0c/margaret-h-marshall-259526_common_because-it-fulfills-yearnings-for-securi_2138124.jpg) > [I have fought too hard and for too long against discrimination based on race and color not to stand up against discrimination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lewis/i-have-fought-too-hard-and-for-too-long-against-discrimination-based/) [John Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23f/john-lewis-1310_bigotry_i-have-fought-too-hard-and-for-too-long_2398018.jpg) > [What you saw was the people of New York having a debate, talking through these issues. It was contentious; it was emotional;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-you-saw-was-the-people-of-new-york-having-a-debate-talking/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/barack-obama-17_contentious_what-you-saw-was-the-people-of-new-york_524180.jpg) > [In every community in Illinois, same-sex couples have chosen to join together and, in many instances, to raise families of their own.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-madigan/in-every-community-in-illinois-same-sex-couples-have-chosen-to-join/) [Lisa Madigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-madigan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/lisa-madigan-13859_children_in-every-community-in-illinois-same-sex_2793562.jpg) > [Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. Our time on this earth is limited, I know that better than most.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kirk/same-sex-couples-should-have-the-right-to-civil-marriage-our-time-on/) [Mark Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kirk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/mark-kirk-38971_couple_same-sex-couples-should-have-the-right-t_3213687.jpg) > [We recognize that same-sex marriage makes some people deeply uncomfortable. However, inertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-franklin-floyd/we-recognize-that-same-sex-marriage-makes-some-people-deeply/) [Henry Franklin Floyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-franklin-floyd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ee/henry-franklin-floyd-92958_apprehension_we-recognize-that-same-sex-marriage-make_1144114.jpg) > [“We can move to legalize same-gender civil marriage without harming any religious institution or dictating any change to the beliefs and practices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/we-can-move-to-legalize-same-gender-civil-marriage-without-harming/) [Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b0/gene-robinson-14740_change_we-can-move-to-legalize-same-gender-civi_3055656.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-marriage/#itemlist", "name": "Civil Marriage Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Equal civil marriage should, and likely will, pass because of the public's growing unwillingness to sustain inequality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Suozzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-suozzi/equal-civil-marriage-should-and-likely-will-pass-because-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/tom-suozzi-6218_inequality_equal-civil-marriage-should-and-likely-w_1609805.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/tom-suozzi-6218_inequality_equal-civil-marriage-should-and-likely-w_1609805.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/tom-suozzi-6218_inequality_equal-civil-marriage-should-and-likely-w_1609805.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Equal civil marriage should, and likely will, pass because of the public's growing unwillingness to sustain…” — Tom Suozzi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Simply put, if The Lord made homosexuals as well as heterosexuals, why should I discriminate against their civil marriage? 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Our time on this earth is limited, I know that better than most. Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back- government has no place in the middle.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Kirk" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kirk/same-sex-couples-should-have-the-right-to-civil-marriage-our-time-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/mark-kirk-38971_couple_same-sex-couples-should-have-the-right-t_3213687.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/mark-kirk-38971_couple_same-sex-couples-should-have-the-right-t_3213687.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/mark-kirk-38971_couple_same-sex-couples-should-have-the-right-t_3213687.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. 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