On Wed, March 28, 2007 11:48 am, James E. Henderson wrote: > Christian Seberino wrote: > [big snip] > >>What do you mean by committed? If a couple is really committed why would >>they be against getting married? If they're committed then they've made >> a >>commitment which sounds a lot like marriage. >> >> > > 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. > > > James > >
Hmm ... I wonder if pagan marriages are to be honored in these discussions? Of course, that begs the old question of what kind of a god damns people who could never have heard of him (like anyone born B.C.). -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
