NYcarbineer
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So what's this quote prove again? That marriage was a civil institution, Lanier a catholic one predating Christianity? Uhh okay I thought you were on to something. I really thought you were making the case the marriage began as a legal thing and not a 'religious' think. So you took me for a ride to no where. Fuck your life bitchBut I wanted a source for the claimGot any sources from that claim!Marriage was a civil institution before the Christian church got involved in it.
And out of curiosity, what math equation are you using to determine that gays marrying reduces the population.
Entertain us with that one.
You want a "source" for the claim that marriage predates Christianity?
How about the Old Testament?
just quote the fucking passage from the source... I ain't reading through all the bullshit for the link you just posted.Marriage was supposed to be a spiritual thing by God.
Nowadays marriage is a legal thing. I say let gays marry. It helps reduce population anyway
Marriage was a civil institution before the Christian church got involved in it.
And out of curiosity, what math equation are you using to determine that gays marrying reduces the population.
Entertain us with that one.
Ah I see, the guy who asks for links and 'sources' fully intending to reject any and all of them for some cockeyed reason. An internet message board cliché.
7. State or church?
Marriages in the West were originally contracts between the families of two partners, with the Catholic Church and the state staying out of it. In 1215, the Catholic Church decreed that partners had to publicly post banns, or notices of an impending marriage in a local parish, to cut down on the frequency of invalid marriages (the Church eliminated that requirement in the 1980s). Still, until the 1500s, the Church accepted a couple's word that they had exchanged marriage vows, with no witnesses or corroborating evidence needed.
...and here is where you say you aren't going to take author's word for it. Too bad, email the Pope.
It did begin as a legal thing.