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Originally posted by VinceNYC+Jun 30 2005, 03:53 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(VinceNYC @ Jun 30 2005, 03:53 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Dr Rock@Jun 30 2005, 07:56 AM
bread and circuses, folks. y'all seem to be forgetting that marriage is just a government control mechanism in the first place. it's not a "right", it's an oppression of personal freedom. the only way it will ever become a "right" is if the state and church have nothing whatsoever to do with it. when people are free to make their own decisions about their own lives WITHOUT recourse to bullshit laws and authorities, THEN I'll start congratulating them.
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I disagree. Marriage is a religious institution whereby a couple stands in front of their friends, family and community and pledge to share their lives.[/b][/quote]
why? what does it matter what anyone else thinks? if you wanna share your life with someone, it's between you and them. if you feel the need to have that validated by friends, family, community or a magic fairy in the sky, I really don't think you're in possession of sufficient personal faculties to attempt sustaining ANY kind of committed relationship with another real live person.
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| Government "marriage" was created as a protection for people who chose to be married in their church, so that there was a legal extension of the religious bond. The laws recognize that these people have pledged to share their lives, and therefore extends to those people certain legal protections not afforded to others who are "living in sin." |
... which is precisely the kinda bullshit I'm talking about.