(December 19, 2013 at 7:34 am)JohnCrichton72 Wrote:(December 19, 2013 at 7:03 am)whateverist Wrote: I am confused why someone who brands himself an anti-theist recommends labeling oneself as some kind of Christian - for whatever purpose. Also, if you see that pair bonding precedes religion evolutionarily, why do you speak of marriage as being an artifact of religion? What counts is the legal recognition of rights and benefits, and that is something the state decides through its legislative and judicial function. Whether or not someone wants to have a wedding ceremony performed at any particular church is a completely separate matter. I surely would not want such a thing performed by a group hostile to what I am.Whom did I recommend label themselves as a Christian other than Christians.
I assumed marriage went beyond civil recognition of a union, that it was a religious interpretation that implemented rules that were exclusive and called it marriage.
Also I was under the impression there were already equal rights?
Why would you assume that? My wife and I got married in a Registry Office in London about 22 years ago. There was no religious aspect to the marriage whatsoever. We are legally married and recognized as such, as far as I know, everywhere.
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
