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Marriage is a religious institution and I think should remain as such. |
If marriage is a religious institution, how do you reconcile a Buddhist and a Baptist getting married, or any other possible pairing?
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Marriage is a religious institution and I think should remain as such. |
I'm still not sure that I accept this assertion that marriage is a religious thing. There are plenty of atheists who get married, as well as couples of various religions and couples whose members are of different religions. If marriage is a religious institution, how do you reconcile a Buddhist and a Baptist getting married, or any other possible pairing? |
@Atlictoatl: Marriage & monogamy I wouldn't disagree find most of their roots in religion |
Although the institution of marriage pre-dates reliable recorded history, many cultures have legends concerning the origins of marriage. The way in which a marriage is conducted and its rules and ramifications has changed over time, as has the institution itself, depending on the culture or demographic of the time.[14] Various cultures have had their own theories on the origin of marriage. One example may lie in a man's need for assurance as to paternity of his children. He might therefore be willing to pay a bride price or provide for a woman in exchange for exclusive sexual access.[15] Legitimacy is the consequence of this transaction rather than its motivation. In Comanche society, married women work harder, lose sexual freedom, and do not seem to obtain any benefit from marriage.[16] But nubile women are a source of jealousy and strife in the tribe, so they are given little choice other than to get married. "In almost all societies, access to women is institutionalized in some way so as to moderate the intensity of this competition."[17] |
Poppycock. If people are going to assert this sentiment, let's see some proof of it. In lieu of that, here's what wikipedia has to say on the subject in a heavily footnoted article: Marriage is at least as much a civil and social institution as it is anything religious, and it predates any of the religions you're likely referencing when you make claims that it is a religious institution. |