Marriage: RITE or RIGHT?
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spike
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What part of a marriage or divorce is Ceaser's?
When was the first same-sex marriage?
Smoke & mirrors.
The first marriage divorce rate is massively less than the statistics show. Something like a third, or fewer. However, those who can't get one right seem to destroy several.
spike
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Early Roman Empire. Maybe earlier.
Oh, shit... I wish I'd placed a bet on this. I had a feeling this was going to come out sooner or later.
I noticed no one has volunteered an answer to your question.
Here's mine: NO, I do not want more government interference in people's personal life.
It was not unusual for Greeks to have same-sex lovers if they were single. This was perfectly acceptable and even encouraged. Once a man was married the same-sex relationship was supposed to end and their sexual energies were supposed to be focused on reproduction. There is nothing mentioned about women, whether their relationships continued after marriage. And I doubt that the male same-sex relationships ended when the man was married.
ResearchMonkey
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Oh Geez Val, it wasn't one of those life changing moments. I've always been emotionally OK with it, shit happens deal with it.
MrBishop
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You forget that I worked for the church for several years. There are plenty of bully-pulpits in all religions and many who refuse to see personal agendas when they're spoken from said pulpits.
The church is not there to preach government policy any more than the government is there to preach church policy...unfortunately, most don't see that.
It's not up to the gvt to say to a church/synagogue/temple/mosque who they may or may not serve, bless or marry.... there is no argument there.
The gvt's job is to ensure the rights and freedoms of the people it serves and to ensure that these rights and freedoms are given equally to all the people it serves. Nobody goes to the front of the line..nobody is kicked to the back of the (bus) line. Justice is blind. Freedom and human rights should equally be blind.
Argue that out, if you can.
MrBishop
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Roughly 3000BC. Mesopotamia
catocom
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it wasn't that way most of my life, but it's very much so now.
With the uptick on limiting Christian religious freedom, the uptick in
preachers talking about it.
Churches will start to be taxed any time now.
Some have already electively started, just so the Can speak out about politics.
Jesus did, why not?
spike
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What limits are you talking about?
ResearchMonkey
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Huh, I was taught that above all elese: I am the church, that I am the minister of my family. that it's my duty to to guide my family an instill moral values.
Organized religion is always political, some organized churches fit better than other.. That doesn't mean they can't have a voice in public policy, they just can't dictate it.
Organized religion is always political, some organized churches fit better than other.. That doesn't mean they can't have a voice in public policy, they just can't dictate it.
spike
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People pray in school all the time. You're just supposed to keep it to yourself. Any others?