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	Religious aspects of marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In virtually all religions, marriage is a long-term union between two people and is established with ceremonies and rituals.
		Hinduism sees marriage as a sacred duty that entails both religious and social obligations.
		By contrast, Buddhism does not encourage or discourage marriage, although it does teach how one might live a happily married life and emphasizes that married vows are not to be taken slightly (see separate article for details).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Religious_views_of_marriage (406 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		If the consequences of marriage are not distinguished from those of domestic relationships, the theme runs, marriage will die out. Whether based on particular religious grounds or not, proponents of the preferential status of marriage are concerned that the demise of marriage will inevitably have the downfall of our stable society as a consequence.
		History of heterosexual marriage 7.1.24 Matrimony in the Germanic period had features of the African lobolo marriage, being a covenant between two families. Negotiations between the prospective bridegroom’s family and that of the girl were followed by a wedding feast, whereafter consummation set the seal upon the union.
		For example, since the previous marriage was not terminated in law, the former spouse still has all the legal rights of marriage and may lay claim to goods that the domestic partners may have expected to have sole title in.
	www.law.wits.ac.za /salc/discussn/dp104-chapter07.doc (14020 words)

	adventist today: Pacific Union Conference Oppose Gay Marriage Bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The SDA Church teaches that 'marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong union between a man and a woman in loving companionship'.
		Religious justifications for preserving the current definition of marriage cannot properly be ruled out of order where, as here, the state can legitimately regulate marriage as a civil institution.
		In conclusion, we are convinced that the divine wisdom that created and ordained marriage between a man and a woman is clearly reflected in public health and welfare data that is subject to objective assessment, and that same-sex marriage constitutes an experimental and dangerous social policy.
	www.atoday.com /Pacific_Union_Conferen.210.0.html (759 words)

	Logos - Sacred/Secular - Wedding officiants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Marriage is a part of every culture, and although there are some differences between cultures & religions in how marriages ought to be performed, the ways that civil governments understand the fundamentals of a wedding are remarkably similar.
		According to Roman Catholic Church doctrine, marriage is the only one of its seven sacraments conferred ~ not by someone else, such as a priest ~ but by the people themselves: a couple simultaneously confers & receives the "sacrament" in its exchange of vows; the priest acts only as a witness & facilitator to this.
		The "power vested in" the religious or secular authority is simply as a witness for the government.
	www.logoswed.bigstep.com /generic2.html (859 words)

	Your God, My God, and Our God:Inter-Religious Marriage 00:00 2003-11-27 Votes:0 Views:870 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A person for whom religious devotion is a low priority may regain a sense of its importance when a child is born.
		Children who grow up in a home that is religiously diverse, and respectful, may learn much of tolerance and find that their own spiritual lives are enhanced by this diversity of God images.
		The beginnings of a truly healthy religious faith is born in the context of this kind of loving relationship.
	www.freeweddingspeech.com /index.php?detailed=10554 (1540 words)

	JEWISH VIEW OF MARRIAGE FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Judaism considers marriage to be the ideal state of existence; a man without a wife, or a woman without a husband, are considered incomplete.
		Although the marriage preliminaries were the concern of the parents, their children were not forced into marriage over their objections.
		The Jewish declaration of marriage includes the phrase that the marriage is being carried out by the laws of Moses and Israel; such a declaration has no meaning for a marriage ceremony between a Jew and a gentile.
	www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /Jewish_view_of_marriage#Divorce (2060 words)

	Gay News From 365Gay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Today's poll was released as pressure on Republicans from conservative groups mounts for a constitutional amendment to permanently bar gays and lesbians from marrying, (story) and as the right wing of the Episcopal Church meets in Dallas to consider splitting over the faith's endorsement of a gay bishop in New Hampshire.
		"Marriage has changed more in roles and function in the last 30 years than in the last 3,000," says historian Stephanie Coontz of the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. Coontz is writing a book on the history of marriage.
		She says efforts to focus on traditional religious views of marriage are a "last-ditch attempt to say this is as far as we can go."
	www.365gay.com /newscontent/100703marriagePoll.htm (382 words)

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		The religious views on marriage vary from religion to religion and often conflict with the legal view.
		While it may be easy to claim that a religious marriage is a bond between a man and a woman in holy matrimony, this true only for certain (usually Christian) religious groups.
		Likely, once more radical marriage groups, including same-sex marriages, begin to come out into the open their greatest fight will be with social services over whether they provide a “healthy” environment for their children.
	www2.msstate.edu /~nca1/articles/same-sex-marriages.html (680 words)

	The Pilgrims-Overview
		The present state of Massachusetts, known legally as a commonwealth, was explored in the late 16th and early 17th centuries but was not permanently settled until the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth in 1620.
		One of the Separatist congregations was led by William Brewster and the Rev. Richard Clifton in the village of Scrooby in Nottinghamshire.
		Religious dissenters, most notably Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams, were banished from the colony.
	www.mayflowerfamilies.com /colonial_life/pilgrims.htm (1825 words)

	divorce -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In regions in which ancient religious authority still predominates, divorce may be difficult and rare, especially when, as among Roman Catholics and Hindus, the religious tradition views marriage as indissoluble.
		Marriages that are found to be invalid for one reason or another may be annulled—a legal process that declares that no marriage ever existed.
		The new marriage law of 1950 and the campaigns of the early 1950s removed distinctions within the family.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9030693 (814 words)

	Christian Views on Marriage
		Marriage is given, that husband and wife may comfort and help each other, living faithfully together in need and in plenty, in sorrow and in joy.
		These words represent the original teaching of Jesus on the subject of divorce: the permanence of marriage belongs to the intention of his Father in the moment of creation and, therefore divorce is against the will of God.
		The church sees marriage as a sacrament when entered into by two baptised persons and believes that a marriage entered into freely by a man and a woman consummated by sexual intercourse cannot be dissolved.
	www.revision-notes.co.uk /revision/839.html (1868 words)

	Equal protection \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		The Massachusetts court noted that many regard homosexuality as immoral, that they hold deeply felt religious views that marriage must be exclusively between a man and a woman.
		Marriage as an institution has evolved over the years, the court said.
		Marriage has survived interracial couples, rights for married women and the introduction of no-fault divorce despite predictions that the institution had been set on the path of general ruin and destruction.
	www.azstarnet.com /dailystar/printSN/6026.php (710 words)

	The Law and Religion / Religious views have a place in same-sex marriage debate
		There are plenty of good civic reasons to defend the traditional definition of marriage (such as preserving the ideal environment for raising children and promoting healthy balance between the sexes), but religious Americans have every right to participate in the national debate about marriage without being forced to cite such civic reasons.
		Religious teachings are sufficient cause to get involved in the political process and take a stand on a public issue.
		In addition, traditionally religious business owners who give preference or a discount to married couples should be able to make their own decisions about whether such benefits apply to same-sex couples, rather than have that choice taken away from them.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/01/18/EDGJP4B81B1.DTL (764 words)

	Views On Marriage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is his marriage and he defines it his way and this is her marriage and she defines it her way.
		A successful marriage to me is still that which is defined happy, where the marriage adds to the quality of life of both of the people in congruence.
		No matter how many years into your marriage you are, when the honeymoon is over, when you go through disillusionment, and when you go through the different things that you encounter in marriage if you can remember that feeling, it makes it so much easier.
	pages.cthome.net /mjcop/marriage2.htm (20571 words)

	More Questions & Answers on Buddhism
		Marriage is a social convention, an institution created by man for the well-being and happiness of man, to differentiate human society from animal life and to maintain order and harmony in the process of procreation.
		The Buddhist views on marriage are very liberal: in Buddhism, marriage is regarded entirely as personal and individual concern, and not as a religious duty.
		The institution of marriage provides a fine basis for the development of culture, a delightful association of two individuals to be nurtured, and to be free from loneliness, deprivation and fear.
	web.singnet.com.sg /~alankhoo/MoreQA.htm (7176 words)

	Divorce Marriage From Gay Love - Lorna's Column (Feb 2003)
		I think the view we take here is that there's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.
		It said that nothing short of fully recognized same-sex marriages was acceptable, arguing the justice committee's consideration of creating a parallel registry for same-sex couples would not promote equality.
		If marriage is redefined to include same-sex partners, Bruce Clemenger, faith and public life director for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, warns legal challenges on churches will only escalate.
	www.listenuptv.com /lorna/divorce.htm (968 words)

	Civilization Watch - February 15, 2004 - Homosexual "Marriage" and Civilization - The Ornery American
		There are marriages that desperately need to be dissolved for the safety of the children, for instance, and divorced parents who do a very good job of keeping both parents closely involved in the children's lives.
		Civilizations that enforce rules of marriage that give most males and most females a chance to have children that live to reproduce in their turn are the civilizations that last the longest.
		All heterosexual marriages, with or without children, present normalizing role models that affirm the institution of marriage; childless people can still function as effective surrogate parents in society at large, encouraging children to remain within the cycle of life.
	www.ornery.org /essays/warwatch/2004-02-15-1.html (5660 words)

	Divorce Marriage From Gay Love
		I think the view we take here is that there's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation … what's done in private between adults doesn't concern the Criminal Code.
		"Marriage is the procreative mainframe of human life … there is an organic dimension to heterosexual bonding that is absolutely unique," said Dr. Daniel Cere.
		"When we change the definition of marriage, it is going to have some fundamental implication [on] how we see parenthood—the connection of children to parents—because as a society we are sensing that we are no longer privileging … this special connection of children to their natural parents.
	www.christianity.ca /news/national/2003/06.001.html (1126 words)

	Homosexuality / Lesbianism :: Religious views on homosexuality and gay marriage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Religious views vary on homosexuality and gay marriage.
		Marriage is only between a man and a woman.
		It stated that marriage is only between a man and a woman for the generation and education of children.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /news.php?p=6362&c=1 (963 words)

	Epinions.com - Get some Lotion for that Seven Year Itch!
		From the cultural and religious views of marriage to the personal experiences of both the married and single, everyone has an opinion and everyone from your friends to your co-workers to your parents will tell you what they think about their marriage, your marriage, the President's marriage and so on.
		As for most of the religions who hold gay marriage to be a sin, they would not be forced to change their tenets.
		I realize that this is a little aside, but marriage is marriage, whether it is a civil or religious ceremony or gay or straight.
	www.epinions.com /kifm-review-E9D-9B19E9C-39BE8147-prod1 (1403 words)

	Religious Support for Equal Marriage Rights
		Civil marriage and religious marriage are different institutions, but are often confused with each other because states allow the religious ceremony to double as the state ceremony.
		State governments generally let religious ceremonies double as state ceremonies (in some states it is illegal to call a religious blessing a marriage without benefit of a marriage license from the state); the civil definition of marriage covers almost all religious definitions.
		Many religious organizations, including some that do not recognize religious same-gender marriage, either directly support civil marriage for same-gender couples, support equal rights for same-gender couples, or are opposed to the denial of equal rights for same-gender couples.
	www.iwgonline.org /marriage (1594 words)

	Diana Diamond
		Pittman said she abstained from a vote opposing the constitutional amendment against gay marriage because she had conflicted views -- her personal support of gay marriages conflicted with her religious Christian views that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
		By announcing her views first in the press, Cordell has brought the issue into the public arena without consultation with her colleagues.
		Underlying this anti-gay marriage amendment discussion is the question of whether local groups, such as the PTA, and local governments, such as city councils, should take votes on national and international issues.
	www.paloaltodailynews.com /diamond/052304.html (866 words)

	Reason
		The government has become so entangled in marriage that people have trouble distinguishing between the conditions for obtaining a license and the conditions for maintaining an institution that predates such requirements by thousands of years.
		Marriage licenses do not distinguish between people who marry for love and people who marry for money, or between couples who plan to have children and couples who don't.
		More to the point, as the Massachusetts court recognized, civil marriage is "a wholly secular institution"—a fact that all the talk of defending "the sanctity of marriage" tends to obscure.
	www.reason.com /sullum/112103.shtml (617 words)

	Views about marriage?--Ummah.comGeneral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While arranged marriages are not illegal in the US, generally the overwhelming perspective is that it is critical that the couple is compatible and in love, and therefore self-selection of a life mate is the social norm.
		Also, it would definitely be illegal for an arranged marriage to be performed if it is against the will of either the bride or the groom, or if the legal age requirements have not been met.
		One of the keys to a succesful marriage is the ability to have good conflict resolution skills..there are going to be ups and downs but if you can't work problems out, you're in for a miserable ride..at least in the Western institution.
	www.ummah.org.uk /forum/showthread.php?t=3441 (2026 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was enjoyable.” “The format was very respectful to personal religious beliefs there was no ‘preaching’” “Good balance between partner commun-ications and group communications.” “This is very useful information.
		Marriage is a covenant, or promise, made to a partner, God, and your community.
		Like all social and religious institutions, views of marriage have changed in the past 50 years.
	students.washington.edu /covhouse/events/Pamphlet.doc (582 words)

	The Common Good Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It appears to be a less specific restating of "Biblical Sense: Making Marriage Religious" written by Mary-Ann Greanier and originally published in the Boston Phoenix.
		Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between
		Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be
	www.thecommongood.org /CGN/3_3/biblicalmarriage.html (362 words)

	[UUPoly-L] Civil Unions vs Marriage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But the real benefit is the beginning of a wedge between legal and religious definitions of domestic partnership.
		Let "marriage" be defined as a union between one man and one woman.
		I think the separation of church and state on this issue might not be such a bad thing in the long run.
	www.uupa.org /pipermail/uupoly-l/2004-November/000093.html (211 words)

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