Re: Global Warming - a Liberal Scam?, (was Huge study about safety canbe misinterpreted by SUV drivers)

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, vlj wrote:

> Marriage started out as a property rite of ancient societies.

This is very well documented by historic texts.

> It was then co-opted by the church(es).

This, too, is very well documented by historic texts.

> Sticking to a dogmatic ritual that had its roots in protection of property
> and bloodlines when the involved had little say or choice in the matter and
> then foist that definition on everyone at large in today's society is most
> medieval ...

Well, at the very least, it begs the very interesting question of what
basis the likes of C.E. White have for defending the definition set
approximately 180 years ago on the grounds it's "Traditional",
simultaneously disregarding the many additional historical centuries of
considerably less savory "tradition" in the matter of marriage.

DS