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« on: February 26, 2004, 12:24:21 PM »
It oughta specifially say that the government shall make no laws regarding marriage, and that any existing laws regarding marriage are void.  This would be the best way for Christians or any other group to make sure their political enemies aren't allowed to redefine marriage in a way that they dislike.  

For Christians, marriage is a sacrament - do they really want the state to regulate sacraments?

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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2004, 12:32:43 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2004, 12:39:48 PM »
so how do athiests get married?

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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2004, 12:39:53 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2004, 12:41:02 PM »
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so how do athiests get married?

However they want.

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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2004, 12:41:42 PM »
Athiest are godless heathens! That said, if there is no government benifit from mariage why wouldl they want to?


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Re: What the Constitutional Amendment Oughta Be
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2004, 12:44:54 PM »
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It oughta specifially say that the government shall make no laws regarding marriage, and that any existing laws regarding marriage are void.  This would be the best way for Christians or any other group to make sure their political enemies aren't allowed to redefine marriage in a way that they dislike.  

For Christians, marriage is a sacrament - do they really want the state to regulate sacraments?


Unfortunately, to do that you'd have to alter many other laws.  Not the least of which are tax laws.  I can't say we'd want the church running taxation either.

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« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2004, 12:49:53 PM »
I'm all for removing any mention of marriage from the tax laws.

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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2004, 12:52:12 PM »
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I'm all for removing any mention of marriage from the tax laws.


Amen

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« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2004, 12:54:24 PM »
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Amen


Me too.  I was just pointing out that it wasn't as simple as your original post.  Things are just so interconnected.

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« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2004, 12:55:13 PM »
So what about the economical aspects of your desicion to "remove marriage"? Who owns what if two people decide to live together in a relationship type formerly known as marriage?

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« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2004, 12:57:15 PM »
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So what about the economical aspects of your desicion to "remove marriage"? Who owns what if two people decide to live together in a relationship type formerly known as marriage?


You fight it out.  Whoever is left living, keeps the stuff.

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« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2004, 12:58:10 PM »
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For Christians, marriage is a sacrament - do they really want the state to regulate sacraments?
not only that.. it was ordained by God.

other religions may have "unions" but they are based on their religion.

maybe it's the word "marrige" that causes the problem.

a gonverment sanctioned union is another thing. right now the government recognizes marrige, but is trying to put it's trying to define it how it wants. not the way God designed it.

change that. homosexuals are trying to redifine marrige, and trying to get the government to agree.

only answer i see is to not let the government endorse marrige. no marrige liscenses. no benefits. nothing.



but then how do you deal with christian marriges? if the government endorses them that violates the seperation of church and state. if we can't have the 10 commandments in a park somewhere, we can't get married either.


well im talking follishly. im actually trying to come up with a logical response that people here will understand about how Christians feel about marrige.

logical. lol like 2/3 here listen to that.
I don't know what to put here yet.

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« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2004, 01:03:04 PM »
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So what about the economical aspects of your desicion to "remove marriage"? Who owns what if two people decide to live together in a relationship type formerly known as marriage?


They will need to agree to a contract with each other.   Let them make their own arrangements.

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« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2004, 01:03:33 PM »
Im still waiting to see Adam and Eves marriage certificate....