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Originally Posted by Neapolitan
Not everyone has "the right to a religious ceremony" (i.e. e.g. marriage). If a person is previously married he or she does not have the right to a religious ceremony, because of the pre-existing marriage. This is the case for most religious groups, unless you are talking about some CLDS sect in Utah, or some islamic sect that practice polygamy.
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I think you're confusing government recognition of said marriage with the ability to have a ceremony. The government "prevents" polygamy by refusing to recognize that a single individual is involved in multiple marriages; they have no ability to restrict people from conducting a religious ceremony.
Or am I missing something?