"Permission"

Hi blazinben that's the point of the video. SO why do Gays have to get a permission from any one but the person they want to marry?

Gay

Then why do some churches marry gay couples but some governments won't?

In reply to: "This furthers the misconception that marriage is a governmental institution. It is not. It is an institution created by God and realized through the church. It's not a matter of "permission"--it's a matter of definition."

Great ad... We does anyone have to ask someones permission to get married to anyone?

The only people a person should ask permission is the girl's parent's, and thats a sign of respect, not an actual need of their permission

That's up for debate. What attracts and individual changes person to person and is a combination of *both* nature and nurture.

Incest, however, greatly increases the odds of genetic disorders if one has children with someone closely related. That is legitimate enough reason to discourage it, in my opinion.

This furthers the misconception that marriage is a governmental institution. It is not. It is an institution created by God and realized through the church. It's not a matter of "permission"--it's a matter of definition. God created Adam and Eve, man and woman, to be joined together for life. That was marriage. Man and man, woman and woman, man and dog, woman and father, etc, are all perversions of the sexual aspect to that relationship. Behaving in that manner does not change what marriage is.

So you're saying atheists can't marry because they don't believe in God?

Why is it that every other non-Christian religion and every other non-American culture has the concept of marriage?

Because marriage is not a religious concept but a social construct that naturally develops when a community of people is created.

OK, first of all, in the situation of Adam and Eve, sex itself was a perversion. They were never supposed to eat the apple, and without having committed that sin, they would have had no knowledge of or desire for sex. Secondly, the moment the USA started handing out certificates and licenses for marriage, it became a governmental institution. Finally, Do not judge, or you too will be judged. Matthew 7:1.

It's a good thing we don't live in a theocracy, because then it would matter if someone pretended that God made marriage.
Phew. I'm glad I live in a secular society where someone's religion isn't the basis for the laws.

Imagine that?! Imagine if I lived in a theocracy and I had to go to a court of elders in the church to determine if I had committed a crime. That would be just like living in Iran! I don't want to live in a place that has a religion running it. Phew.