How and why do atheists get married when marriage is religious?
Anthony B asked:
Marriage was ordained by God in Genesis. Why do atheists get married when they don’t believe in God who created the union and sacrament of marriage?
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Marriage was ordained by God in Genesis. Why do atheists get married when they don’t believe in God who created the union and sacrament of marriage?
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August 16th, 2008 at 11:47 am
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Why are there so many athiest haters on? Or is it just me? @-@
August 19th, 2008 at 7:17 am
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Tax breaks, health care benefits, tradition, etc.
I love to celebrate the Christmas holiday even though everyone knows that Jesus is nothing more than a character in a fairy tale and that the christian mind control cult stole the celebration from the so called pagans. In fact, pretty much every major aspect of the christian mind control cult was taken from these “pagan” cults that predate the christian cult by hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The virginal birth, the death, the resurrection, and even your beloved cross, ALL stolen from the pagans and incorporated into the christian mind control cult to make it easier to indoctrinate people into the cult.
August 22nd, 2008 at 2:26 am
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how come you get married and use wedding rings, when it was a pagan tradition?
get lost.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
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Religious people really do think they own everything. How small is that?
August 25th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
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Because its not. Marriage is a legal contract and agreement.
August 28th, 2008 at 12:48 am
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That is why my harem is bought and paid for in Republic Credits.
August 31st, 2008 at 5:44 am
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First of all, the Bible does not ordain marriage. It suggests that a man and a woman stay together for their whole lives, but that’s it. It says nothing at all about promising it in front of some sort of official before having sex.
Secondly, marriage has social benefits (everyone knows you’re together), and fiscal benefits.
And thirdly, atheists are probably overrepresented in couples living together unmarried.
September 1st, 2008 at 1:30 pm
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Marriage isn’t religious.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
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through lust
September 4th, 2008 at 5:37 am
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They’re called
Civil Partnerships
It is actaully possible to commit your life to being with another and devote your life to their happiness in vows without doing so infront of “Gawd”
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September 4th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
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It’s more about being recognized by the state. It’s political not religious. And it represents union, a bond, commitment. You dont have to be religious for that.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:13 am
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why do so many christians get divorced when they believe in god who created the union and sacrament of marriage?
September 5th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
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Marriage is not religious and is not mentioned in the early parts of Genesis.
September 7th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
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Marriage is not religious, you can get married in a courthouse by a judge and then you get all sorts of tax and legal benefits, especially if you want children. Marriage was created by men, and has changed over human history, and now this is the place where it is, and it makes perfect sense for atheists to consider doing it.
September 7th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
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To you it’s religious. We all don’t share your view of the world.
September 8th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
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Heh
Marriage was around far longer than the old testament igit
September 11th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
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marriage isn’t religious. The licenses and recognitions are entirely secular. You can choose a religious officiant and ceremony if you like, but don;t have to.
Oh and read that Bible of yours and you’ll see marriage was far different back then, including polygamy, incest, and underage brides with nary a church or minister in sight.
September 14th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
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You are mistaken.
Marriage is not religious. Marriage is legal, and recognized by the government and conveys certain rights as far as inheritance, taxes are concerned.
People cannot get married by any officiant legally, unless that officiant is registered and licensed by the state to perform marriages. No gods required.
September 16th, 2008 at 10:25 am
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Marriage isn’t religious at all…oh and god doesn’t exist.
September 19th, 2008 at 11:34 am
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Marriage is NOT about religion, marriage ceremonies have been around for thousands of years before you Christians got your grubby mits on it.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
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So, you think that other religions don’t have marriage?
My husband and I have been married six years. Why? Taxes, kids, joint accounts, medical insurance, car insurance, etc., etc.
Don’t be stupid. Christians don’t hold the patent on marriage.
September 21st, 2008 at 7:09 am
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People off all belief systems get married. It isn’t an exclusively Christian thing, yaknow. It has nothing to do with god.
September 24th, 2008 at 7:41 am
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I got married to make my catholic relatives happy. No biggie to me.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
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Marriage is secular in the modern world. I suggest you have a look around outside of your bible and try to notice the things going on in the real world.
September 28th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
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Marriage was a legal contract long before it was a religious thing.
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:25 am
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Marriage is in many religions, not just Christianity. And anyway, it can be done unreligiously.
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:24 am
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Your assumption is that marriage is religious. That may be true for you. However to be legal, a marriage must be legally registered by the government – most probably county government. This would be impossible if marriage were religious – there is a constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:22 pm
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Marriages were happening centuries before Genesis was written.
Marriage is a legal ceremony that the state has permitted certain religious institutions to perform.
October 5th, 2008 at 12:04 am
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Marriage is a social right, not a religious privilege.
Get used to it.
October 5th, 2008 at 7:23 am
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Why do Christians celebrate Pagan holidays? Easter, Halloween, 25th December, ect.
Do some research.
MATTHEW 7:1-5:. “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged:
October 8th, 2008 at 7:33 am
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Because life is one big show.Without a wedding you couldn’t invite people to see what isn’t really that Sacred anyway so just for kudos they have fake ceremonies just to satisfy the audience, you know family that might believe neighbors that might believe you gotta do the show people are watching.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:58 am
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Marriage is also civil. And government (society) recognizes marriages that God may not.
October 12th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
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So nobody in Japan, China, Mongolia etc..can get married then is that right ?
Or is it that you just want to upset everyone that isn`t in your club, cult or whatever it is you call yourelves these days.
Marriage is the civil bonding of a couple and was so long before your god was even thought of.
Sometimes the foolishness of some of you Cristians astounds me, how can you be so arrogant ?
October 13th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
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Marriage is a LEGAL contract. That is why we get the license from city hall and gays need to change the laws to gain the legal right to marry.
If marriage, in your assessment, is religious, why do those wishing divorce go to court rather than church?
October 16th, 2008 at 4:43 am
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There’s millions of Buddhists and Taoists who will disagree with you. And your religion isn’t the only one.
October 17th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
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I would have thought that the church would need all the money they can get off us.
Besides it’s not so much about the religious side, but the benefits we get.
October 18th, 2008 at 3:20 am
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My wife and I pretended to be gay (we both wore a wedding dress) and got married in Mass.
October 21st, 2008 at 3:11 pm
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Maybe it’s because marriage isn’t religious and it’s only the Christians that seem to believe so?
Getting married implies certain legal rights on you and your spouse and doesn’t have to take place in a church. In fact the church wedding is just a ceremony, you need to have the necessary forms filled out and signed at your local city hall to be married.
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:44 am
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but marriage is a social institution that pre-dates your religion.
Christians get married, but Marriage is not Christian. People all over the world get married, regardless of their religious beliefs.
I am getting married next month. We have an atheist performing the ceremony. By the laws of our country, this will be a legal marriage. What your Bible has to say about it is completely immaterial.
October 26th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
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marriage is a social contract
October 27th, 2008 at 7:45 am
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Marriage has been around since well before Moses’s time. It used to be known as handfasting, was primarily a fertility ceremony intended to help with having children and lasted only “as long as love shall last between ye both”.
Atheists get married today in civil ceremonies, for the (undeserved) privileged legal status that it confers; and the day that all co-habitating couples get exactly the same rights as married couples will see fewer marriages.
October 28th, 2008 at 6:05 am
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God never ordained marriage because god never existed. Marriage was created by men and women for men and women. I’ve never seen god at a wedding.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
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Where did you ever get the idea that marriage was religious–marriage was an institution defined as the union of a man and a women before hebrew was even a written language. Marriage is a societal function much like any other laws.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:25 am
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No, marriage is a legal status. It carries certain rights and benefits provided by the state and federal government. It was not created by God.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:48 am
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For most of history marriage was a civil or family occasion, that included Palestine at the time Jesus was supposed to be around. Religion only made marriage a sacrament during the middle ages, it was only after 1554 that the church became involved. Do some research before you ask this sort of question.
November 5th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
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No it’s not, it is a LEGAL contract.
November 7th, 2008 at 10:43 am
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Marriage is a legal matter not necessarily a religious one otherwise you could get divorced without involving lawyers and a court of law.
November 9th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
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Wrong, but thanks for playing! Marriaghe pre-existed your cult, my friend. Marriage is currently a legal contract, with certain benefits. Pagans were marrying before your god, and we do so today, still. In addition, 1/3 of all marriages in this country are performed by Justices of the Peace in civil ceremonies, that do not include nor require your god.
How does that make you feel?
November 12th, 2008 at 2:29 am
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In the U.S. – and many other countries – marriage is not just “religious” – but legal as well. If you don’t think so – try filing as married on your tax return – when you don’t have a marriage license.
Maybe they are just doing the LEGAL part – and the LOVE part (and in my opinion god IS love) – but they don’t want to have anything to do with the religious part of marriage.
Please – if there is no LEGAL aspect on it – then why are the right wingers in California using a legal route to ban gay marriage.
It’s all about legality. You can’t have it both ways.
If marriage were simply religious and not legal – why would any of the churches who oppose gay marriage – be concerned about gays getting married?
November 13th, 2008 at 12:05 am
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marriage was never religious. even in the bible itself marriage is described only 3 times, twice as a financial transaction and once as sex, that is when 2 people have sex that makes them married.
there is nothing religious about any of those exchanges.