Debate- what constitutes a marriage?
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Common law partnership. Wikipedia "Common-law marriage, sometimes called de facto marriage, informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute, is a form of interpersonal status which is legally recognized in some jurisdictions as a marriage even though no legally recognized marriage ceremony is performed or civil marriage contract is entered into or the marriage registered in a civil registry."
Most of the Western world.
Where does god come into this? Two unbelievers can be faithful to each other to death without a ceremony, witnesses, a registration, or certification.
There are people that don't even think about this when they fall in love and get married.
Two unbelievers can be faithful? Yet most atheists do not get into such agreements, they waft into fornication. The majority never get into marriage, and have many failed relationships.
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Two unbelievers can be faithful? Yet most atheists do not get into such agreements, they waft into fornication. The majority never get into marriage, and have many failed relationships.
Salaam
Common knowedge that a couple is living as spouses doesn't that amount to making everyone witnesses to their relationship?
Beside what is the difference when a believing couple decide not to have childern until they are either sure of their relationship or want to establish themselves first? Does their relationship amount to fornication too??peace
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Two unbelievers can be faithful?
Two human beings can enter into a monogamous sexual relationship with each other and no one else till their days are over, without believing in the existence of a creator. Yes.
Yet most atheists do not get into such agreements, they waft into fornication.
So, for a relationship to qualify as a marriage and not just fornication, I have to give the girl some money and let a lot of people know before I stick it in her?
The majority never get into marriage, and have many failed relationships.
I'd rather a failed relationship based on fornication than a failed marriage where kids are involved. But I can have either-or with or without kids. Which makes things too complicated.
"Only a Sith thinks in absolutes." jedi
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So, for a relationship to qualify as a marriage and not just fornication, I have to give the girl some money and let a lot of people know before I stick it in her?
Yes, so those people will know who is 'accountable' when the girl tummy start getting larger..
Salam / Peace
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Yes, so those people will know who is 'accountable' when the girl tummy start getting larger..
Salam / Peace
And what if neither parties find it necessary to go through such a thing; both trusting each other to the fullest? Is it still a marriage or not?
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And what if neither parties find it necessary to go through such a thing; both trusting each other to the fullest? Is it still a marriage or not?
And when the girl tummy starts getting larger then kicks her out because there is no proof that you are responsible for all that.
Then who hoe will provide her justice. We are not animals we are responsible creatures you must shoulder responsibility with her. ??? police -
And when the girl tummy starts getting larger then kicks her out because there is no proof that you are responsible for all that.
Then who hoe will provide her justice. We are not animals we are responsible creatures you must shoulder responsibility with her. ??? policeBut there is always DNA testing