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[dreamer_easy]

Further to the Rev. Warren's remarks, I'd like to investigate this claim: "For 5,000 years every single culture and every single religion has defined marriage as a man and a woman, not just Christianity [but also] Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism."

By specifying that period of time, Warren has in a sense staked a claim on my territory. 5,000 years ago, there was no Christianity, no Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism. From the perspective of Sumer and predynastic Egypt, those faiths are mere Johnny-come-latelies. But in the Ancient Near East, there was no religious definition of marriage. It was a civil matter of laws and contracts, mostly regarding the production of children and the disposal of property. Laws regulated virginity, inheritance, child support, support for divorced women, and so on. Funny to think that 5,000 years later, it's these civil rights which gay and lesbian couples are seeking: for the state to recognise and regulate their marriages, and modern versions of the same issues.

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[alisoneales.livejournal.com]

gay and lesbian couples

*cough* and bisexuals...

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Oh, I take your point. That really should've read "same-sex couples".