In a civil ceremony you're married in the eyes of your state, and religious communities don't have to recognize it. In a religious ceremony you're married in t

In a civil ceremony you're married in the eyes of your state, and religious communities don't have to recognize it. In a religious ceremony you're married in the eyes of your god, and states don't have to recognize it. They serve a different purpose, and it makes no sense for a social contract in one community to carry weight in the other.