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 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:22 pm
In this age in generation, many wonder the necessity of marriage. In the age of religious superiority people were bind to marriage due to the fact that it was the right thing to to. At this point the same reasons to get married don't seem as rightous.
I have been thinking about this for a long time. I'm not the person to disregard premarital sex, but I have theorized something.... What if the thought of marriage was not because it was seen as wrong? What if it was because our religious officials thought that sex without obligations would lead to over population? What if that is the point of marriage?
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:21 am
You misspelled marriage in your thread title. Also, your post reads awkwardly especially "What if the thought of marriage was not because it was wrong?" That really doesn't make much sense when read. Are you referring to the creation of marriage?
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:32 am
These days, it's more of a legal/tax perk than anything else. Unless, of course, your religion dictates that you marry, which is as valid a reason as any other.
Honestly, my husband and I married simply because the military doesn't view family as "that woman you've lived with for two years". Sucks, but it's true. I couldn't get on base on my own because I could not get my own military ID, and he didn't qualify for a larger Basic Allowance for Housing (which really does help out a lot with bills when you're living off-base). There were more reasons, mostly having to do with the fact that I wasn't "family". We were in a long-term, committed, loving relationship, had shared a house for two years, but I was not "family".
And a little piece of paper and an exchange of rings changed that. confused It's foolish, the importance some people (and organizations) place on the idea of marriage.
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:19 pm
HeianWarrior You misspelled marriage in your thread title. Also, your post reads awkwardly especially "What if the thought of marriage was not because it was wrong?" That really doesn't make much sense when read. Are you referring to the creation of marriage? I tend to misspell when I'm on the wagon.
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:16 am
Um...I wonder how many religious officials actually do regard pre/extra-marital sex as something that would lead to overpopulation. I think their objection is usually on the grounds "God says NO!" whether or not it explicitly says whatever diety you follow objects in the holy books.
After all, if it was soley to prevent overpopulation, why would some religious officials still object to the use of condoms? Especially in places with huge birth rates AND high concentrations of STDs.
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:38 am
One way I've heard it described is this:
Love is a commitment between two people, whereas marriage is a commitment by those two people, to their community.
I don't completely agree with that description, but it's the most useful one I've found.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:08 pm
Ikies..I can so I don't totally agree with everyone on here.
Marriage was usually used as an "obligation" back in the olden days.Still even true in some cultures in the world. Like pre-arranged marriages and such.
I'd hate to think though that someone would get married just because of benefits,lust, or spite. No wonder America has a 50% divorce rate. Because everyone has lost the sanctity of what holy matrimony really is.
A union between two souls that will hopefully last till the end of their days, or even into the afterlife.
That union that is love and true love only can be a beautiful thing,if you believe in it and work at it hard enough.
Its not a duty,nor an obligation.
Its a choice to accept love and be loved.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:03 pm
I don't really see the point of marriage. One, it's a Christian thing. I am not Christian, and I don't like many of their views. Two, it's a legal binding thing. I don't much like being bound to a certain thing, and I don't like getting involved in legal things if I can help it. Three, why do we need a paper to tell each other that we love each other? I don't want to be with someone because I'm legally bound to them, I want to be with them because I want to. Besides, if two people of the same sex don't get to marry, I don't think it's fair that two people of the opposite sex can marry. Also, marriage would be difficult for me, since I am transgender. Anyways, I just really don't like the idea of marriage, not because of the commitment, but because of what it represents on the side, and where it comes from.
But if my partner wanted the ceremony, then okay. Just without the legal or religious part. No problem with that.
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