On 3/28/2007 11:48 AM, James E. Henderson wrote:
This whole discussion has been about marriage vs. non-marriage. But there are many kinds of marriage, including civil, common-law, in the religious institution of your choice and, probably, many others. A committed union could well become a common-law marriage, depending on the rules in your jurisdiction. I've known couples to have triple marriages: a civil marriage, a Buddhist marriage and a Protestant Christian marriage, to make sure all bases were covered. But their marriages might not be recognized in other countries.
This is why I think, for purposes of this discussion, using the word "marriage" isn't working. Too ambiguous. Same goes for the word "belief". Use more precise wording.
Karl -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
