> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 2:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Being Gay: Nature or Nurture? > > Not just children, but family. I've done a lot of reading on the subject, > and for the most part I find that the original definitions of marriage say > the same basic thing. > > I have been trying to find the origins of marriage, but it is pretty hard. > One of the earliest definitions I can find states that it was what > happened > when a man and woman mated, and the man stayed with the woman after the > child was born and assisted in raising the child.
>From what I remember when I dug into this a while ago more original marriage rites were mostly about property (in fact most still are). In the case of marriage certifying the female as the property of the male. The fact that most early societies were polyamourous (one male could have multiple wives) bolsters this. As far back as can be remembered women have been traded as property to men. The idea of an equal marriage, or of men having a hand in child rearing (especially in early childhood) is very recent. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199974 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
