What is the 'Traditional Definition' of Marriage?

[_Brenton]

There should be no traditional marriage concept.
The law should have nothing to do with it.

Marriage is a personal thing and everyone is entitled to personal rights.

The problem is we've made it public and given ourselves "wedding fingers" and all this other nonsense.

[_asbestosman]

Some believe that gender is eternal, but biological blurriness is common enough <snip>

Maybe we could have our gender declared in our patriarchal blessings.

[_Jersey Girl]

There should be no traditional marriage concept.
The law should have nothing to do with it.

Marriage is a personal thing and everyone is entitled to personal rights.

The problem is we've made it public and given ourselves "wedding fingers" and all this other nonsense.

What, in your view, should there be instead of a traditional marriage concept?

[_bcspace]

They often have very naïve/incorrect views about the history of marriage as a social institution throughout different times and cultures, and tend to believe this arrangement is primeval.

The joining together of Adam and Eve seems quite primeval to me. However, I woudl agree that their marriage probably didn't have too much in common with the Victorian view.

[_Mercury]

Just curious. Can anyone provide a source as to what marriage 'traditionally' is?

How far back do we want to go in western culture? Lets see, how about women bought and sold as cattle? Is that a traditional start?

[_ludwigm]

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I still think we should start a petition for the legal definition of man and woman.
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Maybe we need a definition of human.

[_Dr. Shades]

I still think we should start a petition for the legal definition of man and woman.

Uh, hasn't that already been done? Proposition 8, anyone?

It would provide an interesting loophole for proposition 8.

"Loophole?" In what way?

[_beastie]

How far back do we want to go in western culture? Lets see, how about women bought and sold as cattle? Is that a traditional start?

Amen, brother. Amen.

[_Brackite]

Nearly all of the People throughout History have Traditionally viewed Marriage, as between a man and a Woman.

And Also, Most People today still believe in the Traditional definition and view of Marriage, as one man and one woman.

Pastor Rick Warren has recently stated:

"For 5,000 years, every culture and every religion - not just Christianity - has defined marriage as a contract between men and women,”

( http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/? ... E3ZjE5OGM= )

[_beastie]

Nearly all of the People throughout History have Traditionally viewed Marriage, as between a man and a Woman.

Prove it.