RE: Supreme Court to decide on marriage equality
January 17, 2015 at 12:33 am
(This post was last modified: January 17, 2015 at 12:34 am by Regina.)
I don't quite understand where this entitlement comes from that Christians have, that they feel marriage is "theirs" to dictate the rules.
Marriage is a far older practice than we tend to think it is. It stretches back into pre-history across cultures on every continent who practiced so many varying ceremonies and interpretations of marriage. Some cultures also recognised gay partnerships before Christianity.
Suddenly Christianity comes along, gets a monopoly on the institution of marriage and gets to dictate the rules. It sucks. It's not their invention to say what a "valid" marriage is or what isn't.
Marriage is a far older practice than we tend to think it is. It stretches back into pre-history across cultures on every continent who practiced so many varying ceremonies and interpretations of marriage. Some cultures also recognised gay partnerships before Christianity.
Suddenly Christianity comes along, gets a monopoly on the institution of marriage and gets to dictate the rules. It sucks. It's not their invention to say what a "valid" marriage is or what isn't.
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