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Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt
#11
RE: Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt
A whole heap of religions counted me out when I was aged 12 or 13 and first started thinking seriously about fucking girls. Not that I thought I was or would be religious anyway, but ones that forbade pre-marital sex were definite no-gos. Can you imagine anything worse than having sex for the first time on your wedding night? Any of you remember your first time and how shit it was? Two virgins fumbling around, uncomfortable, embarassed, on your wedding day...fuck that.
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#12
RE: Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt
(August 26, 2011 at 1:08 pm)LastPoet Wrote: I actually think this is a good thing, if they after making error don't realize how wrong their ways are, they'll never get it. I am a great apologist of learning by error Big Grin

Ah, but the first step to this is admitting error which these people never will.
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#13
RE: Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt

And the divorce rate amongst Wiccans and Discordians is extremely low.

Wiccans have handfastings which oftentimes are time-limited, or contain the phrasing "as long as both shall love," and as the State does not recognise Discordia, Discordians do not recognise the State.

My own marriage was by a Discordian ceremony in Colorado, as Oklahoma where my wife and I lived has a constitutional requirement that marriages be performed by a "minister of the Gospel," so we took our money to a state that doesn't discriminate based on religion.

"Be ye not lost amongst Precept of Order." - Book of Uterus, 1:5, "Principia Discordia, or How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her."
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#14
RE: Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt
Marriage is silly, I think. But then I also think every contract is silly. You can have me sign a contract if you like... but I pay it exactly zero heed Heart

At least the Wiccans have 'as long as both shall love' instead of ridiculous 'as long as both shall live' Tongue But I find my love for things changes daily, and sometimes hourly. Would be a pain to break a marriage every few hours and restart it. Wink
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#15
RE: Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt
Marriages are expensive and can be bloody messy when the relationship goes sour. All the expenses of court when deciding who gets what. So yeah, I'm somewhat reluctant to marry.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan

Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.

Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.

You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
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#16
RE: Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt
(August 26, 2011 at 4:07 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Marriages are expensive and can be bloody messy when the relationship goes sour. All the expenses of court when deciding who gets what. So yeah, I'm somewhat reluctant to marry.

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#17
RE: Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt
Well, "as long as ye both shall love" is nebulous. "As long as ye both shall live" has a definite escape clause...lol.
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#18
RE: Divorce rate higher in Bible Belt
I asked my Granddad what was his biggest mistake in life and he quite quickly said "getting married". The old ball and chain.

He told me about the three rings: First there's the engagement ring, then there's the wedding ring, then there's suffer-ring!
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan

Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.

Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.

You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
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#19
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He left out the murde-ring.
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