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Old 12-22-2007, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by magicmaester View Post
Again, Marriage wasn't orginally a religious, or at least certainly not christian institution! There was marriage in Rome when everyone was pagan.
Ummm Pagan is a religious identifier in it's own right. It may not be as coherent or popular are Christianity, but religion none the less.

Beyond this, the legal definition of marriage and rights and responsibilities there of have changed significantly since that time.

I don't see the point.
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