[quote=livinincali]States and the federal government could have gotten out of the business of marriage completely and given it back to the church, or conveyed all those benefits to any couple, but they did neither.[/quote]
Neither the federal government nor any of the states ever took anything from the church, so there was nothing to be given back.
The court effectively ruled that states must convey all benefits to same sex couples as are available to opposite sex couples.
