Anand you're still wrong: Marriage is officiated in other ways that *aren't* religious. Government officials oversee marriages all the time, Justice of the Peace, Judges, notary public can also officiated weddings as part of their job responsibilities. And states that require a religious official to be married must abide the law. Also, the state must issue a license to get married. Obama didn't *force* anyone to marry anyone. The Supreme Court stated that a marriage between two consenting adults legal. No one person holds the power that you're stating.