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Why is the Biblical definition the one a secular society should abide by though? Their marriage won't be recognized by a church, but for civil purposes it's easier to just put everything under "marriage law"
No matter how increasingly the world is turning against Christian culture in the concept of marriage, God stance has not changed in regards to marriage. Sure there were Kings in the Bible that had multiple wives however no where did God bless these multiple unions.
Marriage between a man and a woman was instituted by God with Adam and Eve. Genesis 2:24 states: "Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh."
Why is the Biblical definition the one a secular society should abide by though? Their marriage won't be recognized by a church, but for civil purposes it's easier to just put everything under "marriage law"
If marriage has nothing to do with religion then just use the term, "civil union". But that's not good enough for gay people. That's what it is, right? Oh, but there is significance to the word, marriage, you might say. That's because it has a religious foundation.
the number of people that are concerned with how other people are living their lives is truly baffling to me. If they're happy, good for them. If you try to make a religious argument, they're no more obligated to live under the rules of the Bible than you are to live under the Koran.
The push for gay marriage doesn't have so much to do with the act of legalizing marriage. It is about forcing society and government to recognize homosexuality as something natural and normal.
If marriage has nothing to do with religion then just use the term, "civil union". But that's not good enough for gay people. That's what it is, right? Oh, but there is significance to the word, marriage, you might say. That's because it has a religious foundation.
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Originally Posted by jeffbase40
What's the difference between a civil marriage and a civil union?
Marriage itself isn't a religious word. Civil marriage is a legal license.
So who didn't think this would happen once the meaning of marriage was changed?
Yep... what a surprise!! Two married to share benefits certainly. The actual marriage itself is about as meaningless as vows were to those wife swapping swingers in the 60s/70s. The definition of perversion is slowly being altered to be something acceptable. I guess this is progress?
The push for gay marriage doesn't have so much to do with the act of legalizing marriage. It is about forcing society and government to recognize homosexuality as something natural and normal.
So yea, that affects everyone in society.
How? In what way does people no longer getting hung or jailed for being gay have a negative effect on you? Or any effect at all, for that matter. I support gay marriage not because it has a positive effect on me but because it will make other people's lives better
If marriage has nothing to do with religion then just use the term, "civil union". But that's not good enough for gay people. That's what it is, right? Oh, but there is significance to the word, marriage, you might say. That's because it has a religious foundation.
Why do you think Christians own the word marriage? There's always been marriage in non-Judeo-Christian societies. Should two Hindus or Atheists call their marriage a civil union?
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