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The purpose of Marriage?
I am really curious to find out people's opinion about why marriage is important. Now, I am for a good wedding as much as anyone, and I feel fortunate to have parents who have been together almost 50 years, but it is somewhat troubling to me when I read how many people think that marriage should be regulated by the states. If marriage is a holy union, then why is it not taken as such by most, with the divorce rate as high as it is (I might be wrong about this, but doesn't 1/2 of all marriages end in divorce?). If marriage is for procreation, then let's make a law that states it as such, and that if you don't procreate in a certain amount of years, then the marriage is invalid. Of course, that would never be the case, but boy if I hear one more time that "God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve", I don't know what I'll do!!! I honestly don't know-I am lucky enough to not want marriage right now, and I am very fortunate to have as one of my best friends and fraternity brother a man who has been with his partner over 15 years. But they cannot marry. On the flip side, I also have a couple of friends who have each been divorced twice and they are not even 35 yet! So really, let me know why you feel that marriage should only be reserved for some-please feel free to quote the Bible and whatever else is important to you.
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