Advocates of this position should note, that Adam and Eve would still need to purchase a civil marriage license if they sought to get married today.

这种观点的鼓吹者请注意，若亚当和夏娃在今天结婚，他们将需要购买一个公民结婚证。

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She's from a small village in Belgium and gay marriage is recognised over there [as opposed to civil partnership].

她来自比利时的一个小村庄，在哪里同性婚姻是被认可的（与民事伴侣关系恰恰相反）。

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Pollsters have found a majority in favour of allowing civil marriage in Lebanon.

民意测验专家也发现大多数人都希望能在黎巴嫩公证结婚。

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Why does there have to be any type of a civil marriage?

我们为什么要采取公证结婚这种形式呢？

发挥创造力的瞬间 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

He has made clear that his support for the right of every American to decide who he or she loves and the right to marriage is a matter of civil marriage, and that religious institutions -- churches and -- have their own sacraments and decide what they are.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

"Currently, if a person discloses that they are in a civil partnership rather than a marriage, they automatically disclose their sexual orientation, " the government says.

BBC: Gay marriage: Eight things for better, for worse

"As the demand for same-sex marriage is uncertain, and because these economic benefits are not guaranteed to be additional (for example, the spending on a civil partnership or marriage ceremony may not be additional if the couple and guests cut back on spending in other areas), we use zero benefit as our best estimate, " it explains.

BBC: Gay marriage: Eight things for better, for worse