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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by aikah on Friday June 26, 2015 @03:34PM (#9787212)
marriage certainly predates Christianity. Therefore marriage shouldn't be associated with Christianity or Islam or whatever. Marriage is a social construct before being a religious one.
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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by swasheck on Friday June 26, 2015 @04:59PM (#9787723)
you're conflating "Christianity" with "religion" though. it was addressed above but it bears repeating, social and religious constructs were inextricable in antiquity. the concept of separating them is fairly modern.
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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by delecti on Friday June 26, 2015 @07:48PM (#9788398)
That really depends how far back you go and where you look. I'm sure I could find as many counter-examples as examples.
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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by aikah on Friday June 26, 2015 @10:09PM (#9788805)
fair point.
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